>>>Hi all,
>>> I have a form class that is modal and returns a boolean value. How do I get the return value? For example,
>>>
>>>
>>>mfc = createobject('modalformclass)
>>>test = mfc.show() && this doesn't work I know, but what do i use instead?
>>>
>>>Any help appreciated
>>>
>>>-mike
>>
>>in your modal class, add property retval
>>on close event, store return value to retval
>>
>>loForm = createobject('modalformclass')
>>loForm.show()
>>lnRetVal = loForm.retval
>>release loForm
>
>
>Hi Dave,
> I tried it the way you said, but it seems that after loForm.show() returns, loForm has been released and loForm evaluates to .NULL. and I get an error saying loForm is not an object.
>
>Thanks for the help,
>
>Mike

change the close event to say

thisform.hide

this will return to the code above without releasing the modal form.