>>I created an APP, and when running it with test data, I got an error, to the effect that no parameter statement was found. The LPARAMETERS statement was right there, in the Init() method of the form, which was defined as the main file.
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>>As a workaround, I created a PRG to receive the parameters and pass them on to the form; I suppose the form simply doesn't work this way, in an APP or EXE, but I was wondering whether I was missing something.
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>>Update: Oh, that's VFP version 9.
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>A form can be a main in an APP/EXE but it cannot accept parameters from outside. You've to use a PRG as an entry point.
That's certainly what it looked like - thanks for confirming it.
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