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Referencing THISFORM from a .PRG file
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11/02/2000 16:53:07
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00331088
Message ID:
00331107
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>>>I have a function "ConvMacros" in my procedure library. This function used to be a form method, but now I need to use it from multiple forms so I've moved it into my ProcLib.prg file.
>>>
>>>How can I reference a property of the active form?
>>>
>>>I.E.
>>>
>>>
>>>IF THISFORM.OfferCredit
>>>  * do something
>>>ELSE
>>>  * do something else
>>>ENDIF
>>>
>>>
>>>TIA
>>
>>IF _SCREEN.ActiveForm.OfferCredit
>
>This is the approach I used, but I'm thinking that George's may be more stable for the reason's he mentioned.
>
>Still, Thanks a Ton !

George is correct, that you may have issues with ActiveX, etc and ActiveForm. Passing the form object as a parameter is the "safest" way. (But I've not run into any of the problems with ActiveForm, yet, anyways).
Fred
Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP

foxcentral.net
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