>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I dropped an object (class) on a form. Then in the form LOAD method I check if this object is NULL as following:
>>>>
>>>>isnull( thisform.MyObject )
>>>>type( "thisform.MyObject" )
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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?
>>>
>>>Yes
>>>
>>>But you can add the object in the load() of the form prior to using it
>>
>>You mean by instantiating the object as the following?
>>
>>thisform.MyObject = newobj("MyObjectClass","ClassLib")
>>>
>
>yes - or -
>
>this.NewObject('MyObject', "MyObjectClass", "ClassLib")
>Thank you, Gregory. This is what I will have to do. The only downside of this method (not a big deal though) is that I have to set all properties in code, instead of visually. Also, I have to set the object to NULL in the UNLOAD whereas if you drop the object it is destroyed automatically.
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