Nancy (and Nadya)- you are absolutely right. I forget that there is a method as well as a function. 'Twas me who was missing something (not so) subtle.


>I must be misunderstanding some subtle. Or not so subtle, perhaps *s*. The NewObject() method can be used in place of the AddObject() method.
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>From the help:
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>NewObject Method
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>Adds a new class or object to an object directly from a .vcx visual class library or program.
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>>NewObject cannot replace the AddObject method, only the CREATEOBJECT function. Carlie's problem is probably one of path resolution, and not instanciation order, or calling syntax.