Once you've created your object, copy it to a property on the form. Alternatively, you can use ThisForm.AddObject() instead.
>Nigel,
>
>I am not sure what you mean. Should I add an olecontrol to the form from the maiframe session? There is not an activeX that ships with the software.
>
>I added a ole that is the data session. Do you have any suggestions on what the code should look like to activate it in the form init?
>
>thanks in advance.
>
>
>>Place the object as a property on your form. Maybe the Init of the form creates the session and the buttons update different areas of the object.
>>
>>>I have an object opens with the click of a button to open a mainframe session in the background. I am scrapping data from the screen to the clipboard and then pasting it to a text box on the form.
>>>
>>>When the object is opened this way, is there a way that I could use the same object for other button clicks?
>>>
>>>here is the code for opening the object
>>>
>>>oextra=createobject("Extra.system")
>>>wait nowait timeout 1
>>>osession=oExtra.sessions.open("C:\program files\E!PC\sessions\a.edp")
>>>*osession.visible=.t.
>>>wait nowait timeout 5
>>>oscreen=osession.screen
>>>
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [1000]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("A")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [100]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("
")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [1000]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("fh21798")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [500]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [500]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("ti5633")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [500]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [1000]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("sp2a")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [100]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [1000]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("h")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [500]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [1000]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("b310bc553")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [100]
>>>oscreen.sendkeys("")
>>>oscreen.WaitHostQuiet [1000]
>>>Q= OSCREEN.SELECT(3,41,3,60)
>>>q.copy()
>>>
>>>
>>>This opens a mainframe window and strips text to the clipboard.
>>>I would like to click another button that would enter in a new part number and strip more data from the screen again.
>>>
>>>I guess the question is how do I reference the object again from another command?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Brad.
