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Where object dropped on form is instantiated?
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Visual FoxPro
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Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
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01450463
Message ID:
01450474
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>>>>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 )     && Returns .F.
>>>>type( "thisform.MyObject" )   &&  Returns "O"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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")
>>
>
>Usually you add objects in Form's Init, though you can add objects this way in Form's Load. I think I added CA objects in Form's Load.

In this case I prefer to add the object in LOAD method.
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