Talk about hijacking a thread.....haha.
Back on the topic....Carl is right in that the method just tells you of it is shorted, open, or behaving like a cap should. It's actually visually easier with an analog meter, you know the ones with an actual needle as opposed to a digital readout but both work the same way. An ohm meter works by applying a small voltage to the device and measuring the current flow, then calculating resistance.
Keep us posted on your progress.
Al