I have the following code in the init. property of a label

NODEFAULT
THIS.CAPTION=DBGETPROP("SUPPLIERS.SUPPLIERNAME","FIELD","CAPTION")
DODEFAULT()

This sets the label to the caption of the field, thus ensuring that changes to the database are automatically updated.


It works fine -- as long as I add the command:

OPEN DATABASE "INVENTORY CONTROL"

to the init event of the data session of the form.

Given that the data session already creates a cursor against the supplier table, why does it not know that the database is open?

I always thought that when you open a table that is in a dbc, the database is opened automatically.

BTW the actual code is more general, since I'm developing some data-aware classes. I just developed this hard-coded example for diagnostic purposes, and am hoping to find a less kludgy solution.

Thanks

Gar