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How do I set an object to the property of another object
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27/08/1999 11:08:40
 
 
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27/08/1999 10:53:55
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
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00258423
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00258435
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>Hello,
>
>I have asked this question before but I was not able to get it to work .
>
>Here is the situation again...
>
>I have a Active X control wich contains 5 objects. For some reason I have to add the 5 objects in seperate Ole Controls but that is besides the point (at least I think). Ok, basically I set the properties of the FileSelection object (xFiles) in the following way:
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>THISFORM.xFiles.FilesToProcess = "c:\Winnt\*"
>THISFORM.xFiles.FilesToExclude = "c:\Winnt\System32\*"
>
>Then, I want to pass the entire xFiles object to the Backupjob object (xBackup) in the following way:
>
>THISFORM.xBackup.Selection = THISFORM.xFiles

this works in VB and not in VFP because VB supports the idea of a default property for an object: a property whose value is used when a property is not specified. VFP doesn't do this.

By trying the syntax above, you are attempting to set a (text?) property to an object value. The first error you get is probably a data type mismatch. Without being at all familiar with the FileSelection object, I don't
Erik Moore
Clientelligence
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