>>>x=createobject("yourclass")
>>>x.saveasclass("classname","classlib")
>>>release x
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>>That almost works. The problem is that the INIT event fires for the class. It seems to me I remember there being some way to create an object WITHOUT firing the INIT event. You wouldn't happen to know how to do that, would you?
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>This seems contradictory to the purpose of CREATEOBJECT... init is any object's constructor event. If it doesn't run, the object isn't created. Why don't you want the init to run? If the init performs something that you don't want done, modify the class to accept .F. as a parameter and if this parameter is passed, bypass the behavior you don't want.

I've developed a healthy habit of reading the replies first and then answering the original question - else I would have said the same :). Though, I had this problem only a few times, and I think I solved it by deciding if the thingy instantiates in runtime or in development - but the principle is the same.

Now I had to rollback to remember what did I do when I had that problem. I think I've done the thing's Init in a way which doesn't do any harm while instantiating at development time. A bit defensive where it maybe needn't be, but saved me some nerves later.