Are you using that code snippet within a PRG file, or actually within a method of the form? The former will NOT work if you try to reference ThisForm. You have to pass the form as an object reference to any "external" PRG files.

>I am using a form´s Keypress method to monitor the use of function keys which in place must activate the Click method of some buttons, depending on the key pressed by the user. To achieve this I wrote the following case statement:
>
>

>LPARAMETERS nKeyCode, nShiftAltCtrl
>do case
>   case nKeyCode=keyF2
>      thisform.cmdToday.click
>   case nKeyCode=keyF5
>      thisform.cmdAdd.click
>   case nKeyCode=keyF6
>      thisform.cmdEdit.click
>   case nKeyCode=keyF7
>      thisform.cmdDelete.click
>endcase
>

>
>NOTE: keyF1 through keyF10 are predefined constants with the corresponding codes for the function keys.
>
>During runtime the form (with the buttons) is loaded, but when I press one of the designated Keys the following
>error message appears:
>
>  THISFORM can only be used within a method
>
>What am I missing and how can I designate actions to keys pressed within an active form ?