if type('loNode.text')==[C] && Do prospective node have char type 
                                 && for node text

Sometimes VARTYPE fails with OCX . TYPE works reliably.

>>

>>loNode = This.SelectedItem
>>IF VARTYPE( loNode ) = 'O'
>>  *** a node is selected
>>  .
>>  .
>>  .
>>ENDIF
>>

>
>Hi Marcia,
>
>I like that! I assume that if it does evaluate to an object. Nothing is selected.
>
>Mike