Object reference

[AChiado]

Hi all,

I cant find out how to refer to a form in my program

I have Form (Eg FORM1) with a formset that contains 2 forms (FormA and FormB)
when I click on a button on Form1.FormA I hide FormA
and run a new form (Form2) whit 2 forms(FormC and FormD)

Well, when I release Form2 I want to show FormA

I can do it with ACTIVATE WINDOW FormA but if I try to reference it by Form1.FormA.Show
I receive error

Object Form1 not found

Same error when I try to refer a Form property by a program

It is sure possible but I cant find out how

Any suggestions??

Thank you Andrea C.P.
Italy

 

[Mike Gagnon]

Use a public variable to hold the form reference.
PUBLIC Form1
DO FORM myForm.scx NAME Form1

 

[ramani]

HI

Forms contained within a form set retain their Visible property setting. If a form's Visible property is set to false (.F.), the Show method for the form set does not show the form. If you have set the visible property of the formset o forms contained in that, set that back before showing the show()

Form1.FormA.Visible = .t.
FOrm1.Forma.Show()
might not give that error.

Hope this helps ramani
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[AChiado]

Mgagnon, Ramani,

thank you for your reply.

Ramani:

if I refer to a form property from a program in VFP it works fine, but if I do it in my exe it give me that error.

It is becouse VFP create variables as public by default in command window I think.

If I follow mgagnon suggestions it works all ok.

My thought was there was a kind of parent object to refer it

something like _screen.MyForm1.MyProperty or _vfp.MyForm1.MyProperty

Thank you VM Andrea C.P.
Italy