IF NOT TYPE("_SCREEN.IoIMAGE") = "O"
	_SCREEN.AddObject('IoIMAGE','IMAGE')
	...
ENDIF	

>If am using the following command to place an image on the main foxpro screen.
> _SCREEN.AddObject('IoIMAGE','IMAGE')
> _screen.ioimage.picture = "touch.gif"
> _screen.ioimage.stretch = 1
> _screen.ioimage.width = 200
> _screen.ioimage.height = 200
> _screen.ioimage.visible = .t.
> _screen.ioimage.left = (_screen.Width-_screen.ioimage.width)/2
> _screen.ioimage.top = (_screen.height-_screen.ioimage.height)/2
>
>When I am running the application uncompiled, i get an error as the first line brings up an
>error as it aleady exisits. How can I tell the system to only run the command if iomage does not exist.
>
>brian