[quote user="Paul Connelly"]Describe what you're trying to accomplish[/quote]
I want to get the Area property of a closed element. It's likely to be a shape, complex shape or ellipse. Then I want to create a TextField that references that property. Finally, use the TextField to create a text element. The text element should have a live link to the closed element's area.
The only example code I have is, more or less, what I cited above. If there's a shorter route using ECQuery I'll be happy to use it.