>>>>>>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?
I haven't touched it.