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Private variables in forms.
I recently ran into some fairly odd behavior in a form. A programmer new to VFP was placing variables directly into the ControlSource.
Not "Thisform.cTestData"
Not "Test.cTestData" ( perhaps refering to a field in a table called "Test" )
But "cTestData".
I tested this myself. The variable does not exist prior to the creation of the form and their is no field that the controlsource was referring to. If I called the screen from the a prg the private variable could be seen through out the form in both methods and properties of the form.
If I called the form directly from the command window, it would create Public variables.
Is this intentional behavior or something to be avoided like the plague.
TIA
Dan
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