>Hi All:
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>On the right click event of a form, I have the code:
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do ToolTipsMenu.mpr

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>This works OK on the form. The short cut menu has two pads "Show Tool Tips" and "Deactivate Tool Tips".
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>Show Tool Tips calls ShowTips.prg which has the code:
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thisform.ShowTips = .f.

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>which when run gives me a message about the word "this" being a method of the form. same issue with the Deactivate Tool Tips menu pad.
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>The menu itself is a command "do ShowTips" and "do NoTips".
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>What should I do to get this to work? TIA.

Either pass the form reference to the menu as a parameter (do ToolTipsMenu.mpr with this, and from there pass it again to the pad code) or use _SCREEN.ActiveForm.