>Hi,
>
>I have a form (SCX) with no cursor in its DE. (It opens a table in its load() event)
>At runtime, when the form's grid control is being instantiated, that is in grid.Init() method, I notice that THISFORM.DataEnvironment is an object, TYPE('THISFORM.DataEnvironment') = 'O'
>
>I then save that SCX as a class frm_PVCT in a classlib HVCFRM.VCX then runs the form as below:
>

>m.oFrm_PVCT = NEWOBJECT('frm_PVCT', 'HVCFRM.VCX')
>m.oFrm_PVCT.SHOW(1)
>

>
>However, in the grid.Init() method, I notice that THISFORM.DataEnvironment is absent.
>I know that because a line in my grid.init():
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>IF NOT EMPTY(THISFORM.DataEnvironment.InitialSelecteAlias) AND ...
>

>triggers VFP error# 1925, unknown member DATAENVIRONMENT ...
>
>My question are:
>1) It is true that, at runtime a SCX always has DataEnvironment established even if it does not has any cursor added to its DE?
>2) For a form class, how do I give it an empty DE like that in 1), so that its DE is established early enough to be seen by the form's controls when they are being constructed?

Form classes don't have DE. For them you need to open related data in the Load event.