>>>>Hi,
>>>>How can I reference to an object from outside the object?
>>>>I have a form with a timer on it but when I try to enable this timer from a prg, I'm always having error 1923.
>>>>(Interestingly enough, I've used it for some time without any problem upto now.)
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Tamas
>>>
>>>The usual syntax (if the object is in Form) is FormName[.parentContainer].Object
>>>So you could use that:
>>>

>>>FormName.Timer1.Enabled = .t.
>>>

>>
>>I've had the same idea so far but now it won't work. I checked the existence of the form and I got the message of "Object does not exist."
>
>

>IF TYPE([_screen.ActiveForm.Name]) == [C]
>   _screen.ActiveForm.Timer1.Enabled= .t.
>ENDIF
>


Thanks, Boris it works but I have no idea what could have changed.
I've used this code snippets for a few months and not changed anything and it ran smoothly. Why does this reference work and the old one(form1) doesn't?