>Hi Fred,
>
>loActiveControl = This.GetActiveControlRef(_Screen.ActiveForm.ActiveControl)
>This line is part of a save routine(write buffer) which is trying to to get the active control so I could check to determine if the user is currently in a grid. IF the user is currently in a grid then I would loop through the columns in the grid to find the active column then the active control with in that column. *!* Also This code is also in the VFP FFC _app.vcx base class (_datasession, dataflush method)
>
>Thank you for responding.
>
>Andy

Since you're using it in an object of some sort, is the "this" you're refereing to on a form? If it is, try doing "thisform.ActiveControl". You may also want to check to make sure that it is an object before attempting to use it.

IF TYPE("_SCREEN.ActiveForm.ActiveControl")="O" ...