>Hi all,
>
>I am stumped and really need some help!
>
>My application's main form calls a second (modal) form.
>In that second form I call a method back in the first
>form that returns a unique primary key value.
>
>Here's the line (in 2nd form) that calls the method in the first form:
>
> lcNewPrimKey = .oParams.oCallingForm.GetNewKey()
>
>I can set step on and watch the GetNewKey() method execute just fine.
>It generates the expected (type char) return value and assign it to
>the return variable. The debugger displays the value correctly, i.e.
>"00001234".
>
>The method's last line returns the value:
>
> return lcRetVal
>
>Stepping out of this line (and back into the second form) things
>get weird. The value assigned to lcNewPrimKey by GetNewKey() is
>now .NULL.
>
>The results are the same if I hard code the return value in
>GetNewKey() to be:
>
> return "00001234"
>
>The variable lcNewPrimKey is still assigned .NULL.
>
>What am I missing? Neither my Manager nor I can figure it out.
>Can anyone explain what's happening? Thanks!
>
>BTW, I'm running VFP 6, SP3 on Windows 2000 (no SP)

Not sure on this, but it may have something to do with a modal form running a method in the called form. Just for grins, try making the modal form modeless temporarily and try watching the code in the debugger. You might also try temporarily placing a copy (if possible) of the GetNewkey() method in the modal form and calling it. Just some things to try to give food for thought.

Bill