>Hi,
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>I dropped an object (class) on a form. Then in the form LOAD method I check if this object is NULL as following:
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>isnull( thisform.MyObject )
>type( "thisform.MyObject" )
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>So I presumed that the object is instantiated in the LOAD method of the form. But when I call a method of this object in LOAD method of the form, I get error that the object does not exist. Does it mean that the object is fully instantiated only in the INIT method of the form?
The form's Load fires, then each of the controls' Init fires, then Form's Init fires, then Activate of the form, then Show, then GotFocus.
So, you can not access a control from the form's Load, but you can access it from Form's Init.
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