>>>>>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?

Maybe you changed the Name of the form?

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