>(BTW, hoping you are semi-OK with "semi-OK"....)

Well, maybe "sorta-OK". I won't be driving up any walls at least. ;-)

~~Bonnie




>>>I'm trying to instantiate a form (OK that's a VFP term, I know!)
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>>Actually, it's not a VFP term. It's an OOP term and perfectly alright to use in .NET. I use it all the time.
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>>In fact, one thing that drives me up the wall is the tendency I've seen in lots of posts and talks for saying "new up" instead of "instantiate". That just sounds ridiculous to me, but maybe that's just my opinion. ;-)
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>No, it's not just you. I had not heard "new up" before and am now grinding my teeth appropriately. Thank you for bringing it to my attention ;-)
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>I have heard "man up" and "lawyer up" and am semi-OK with those, but jeez, programming is supposed to be a somewhat scientific process. Terminology should be a little more precise than "new up" IMO. What's next, .Gimme() instead of .Get()? ;-)
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>(BTW, hoping you are semi-OK with "semi-OK"....)