>>>Typically - in my VFP9 application - business classes are instantiated in the LOAD of the form. I usually drop the class object on the form - at design time - and the class is instantiated automatically in the LOAD of the form.
>>>
>>>Now I need to instantiate an object of a class in code (in a PRG file). So far, the only way I found I could do it is as follows:
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>>Not enough detail WHY you need to do it in code, as this might decide your decision.
>>If the ONLY reason is that during the runtime the class gets identified,
>>.AddObject() on the form or a subclass is better as object cleanup is handled via garbage collection.
>>
>>If you have to exchange this object, the .addproperty() is similar to createobject() or newobject()
>>insofar as cleanup is concerned.
>>
>>HTH
>>thomas
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>Actually I found that I do not need to instantiate the class. I simply need to select the table in the cursor. Then, check values in a row and column of the cursor. Much simpler than instantiating the class.
>All set.

Much better solution!