>>What is an "Object"?
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>A piece of Apple pie... (s)
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>Or as VFP describes it:
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>An instance of a class, combining both data and procedures. For example, a control on a running form is an object.
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Smith and Tockey definition of object: "an object represents an individual, identifiable item, unit, or entity, either real or abstract, with a well-defined role in the problem domain."

Arnon