The problem I had has been fixed in VFP7!. But they haven't "fixed" your problem. It's a fine line here between an object class and an object instance as others have said. When you drop the object onto the form you aren't really subclassing; even though I believe it is possible at design time to add new properties and methods to an object already on a form (don't ask me how). The form isn't really a subclass either, but it's "real" close. Wave-particle :-)
David



>I don't see this (using Vfp 7). When I access it at the same level then I'm ok. Its when I access it in the click method of the command button on the form that I get the property not found.
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>-Dave
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>>No they don't :-), but I agree with Dave now. See my other post. If you create a command button class, and in the click method of the class access a protected property or method of the same class at the same level then drop that button onto a form, the click method fails!
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>>>Dave & David,
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>>>Your two statements completely agree with one another...
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>>>>>PMJI,
>>>>>An object on a form can't access a protected property of the form. Only methods in the form class itself can.
>>>>>Is that the problem?
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>>>>No. An object on the form cannot access its own protected properties. For example, code inside click method cannot access this.protectedproperty.
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>>>>
>>>>-Dave