>>>>>I want to use AVCXCLASSES() in an application, but it doesn't work when the specified class library VCX file isn't there. Is it correct that I can't use this function in an exe, or am I missing something?
>>>>
>>>>What error message do you get? How do you call it?
>>>
>>>I get an error that the vcx does not exist. The error message lists a complete file + path name, implying that it needs the physical vcx file.
>>>
>>>I call the function with (the array name first, then) the class library name. I've tried both variable and literal arguments for the library name.
>>>
>>>I just want to be double sure that I can't do it in an EXE before going down another path to get the info I need.
>>>
>>If it doesn't work with VCX inside EXE you can try to copy VCX out to the temporary library.

lcTempVCX = SYS(2023) + "\" + ".VCX"
>>USE myclasslib.vcx
>>COPY TO (lcTempVCX)
>>USE
>>AVCXCLASSES(..., lcTempVCX)
>>ERASE (lcTempVCX )
>>ERASE (STRTRAN(lcTempVCX , ".VCX", ".VCT"))

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>Thanks for the sample, but my problem is that the vcx file does not exist with the application. This is a compiled, distributed EXE, so the class library is embeded within an executable. I've got a standby plan in case I can't use AVCXCLASSES(), but was hoping there was something I missed about the function, like an undocumented 3rd argument for an application file or something.
>
>Thanks,
>Isabel


If you are clling avcxclasses from within the .exe the above will work. The .vcx file can be used from within the .exe. If you are trying to get the .vcx from another .exe you'll have to make a method in the .exe with the .vcx and return the array.
Mark.