Hey, thanks Sergey! So... basically _CUROBJ is going to be read-only when run by VFP9 engine. The code I'm contending with is an old fpw26 GET stack -- no form or objects. :-(
>Check
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/129573>
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>>I'm running fpw26 code with a VFP9SP2 engine and am finding that _CUROBJ will not accept a new value, as in:
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>> _CUROBJ=OBJNUM([an active GET varname])
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>>OBJNUM() is returning the correct GET mvar's number, but _CUROBJ remains unchanged. I also find I cannot assign a new value to _CUROBJ at the command window.
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>>Yep, I understand _CUROBJ is "Included for backward compatibility. Use the ActiveControl Property for new forms instead." but this is not going to wag a re-write dog yet. Does this mean _CUROBJ doesn't actually work at all?
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>>Steven-