>>BTW, sys(1271, thisform) works for me.
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>I wanted to get it from OUTSIDE the form, like from a menu.
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>Strangely enough,
sys(1271, _vfp.ActiveForm) doesn't work, but
sys(1271, _screen.ActiveForm) does. I had believed I can use _vfp and _screen interchangeably.
I always used _screen for ActiveForm. You also need to check, if you do have valid object reference.
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