>>>>>>>>>>>>>How can I set the property of a button from a procedure?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>From a menu option and in a procedure file, I want to enable
>>>>>>>>>>>>>a button on my form. any ideas?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>As long as you keep reference to a form, you can use this reference:
>>>>>>>>>>>>oApp.frm1.cmdButton.enabled=.t.
>>>>>>>>>>>---
>>>>>>>>>>>OK - we said you could createobject for a class and reference a method
>>>>>>>>>>>from that class, but we did not say anything about creatobject with a FORM
>>>>>>>>>>>and reference objects on that from? can I :
>>>>>>>>>>>omy_form = createobject("myform") and then
>>>>>>>>>>>omy_form.cmdbutton.enabled - .t. ????
>>>>>>>>>>>can I do this? and it this the way it is done?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Yes, you should link form object to variable or much better to app object property:
>>>>>>>>>>oApp.Frm1=createobject("class1")
>>>>>>>>>>or
>>>>>>>>>>DO FORM frm1 name oApp.frm1 linked
>>>>>>>>>---
>>>>>>>>>I tried to o.my_form=createobject("my_from") and I got an
>>>>>>>>>error message saying: class definition MY_FORM not found?
>>>>>>>>>can you help with this? MY_FORM is my main FORM.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You had it:
>>>>>>>>DO FORM frm1 name oApp.frm1 linked
>>>>>>>---
>>>>>>>I guess I have missed a step.
>>>>>>>I want to reference a button on a form, but my form is not a class.
>>>>>>>could you please me a smal sample of code to do this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rob, i just gave you the sample. Did you read replies? Repeating:
>>>>>>DO FORM frm1 name oApp.frm1 linked
>>>>>>oApp.frm1.cmdButton.Enabled=.t.
>>>>>---
>>>>>Here is the code I am using and it is not working:
>>>>>DO FORM updatcal oApp.updatcal linked
>>>>>oApp.updatcal.cmdenterquery.Enabled=.t.
>>>>>is this all the code?
>>>>
>>>>Where is name? Should i repeat one more time?
>>>---
>>>OK - I put name in..
>>>DO FORM updatcal name oApp.updatcal linked
>>> oApp.updatcal.cmdenterquery.Enabled=.t.
>>>Now I get an error message saying: property UPDATCAL is not found.
>>>UPDATCAL is the name of my FORM.
>>
>>That's good enough, but also you should have oApp object with property Updatcal
>---
>Please hang in there - we are almost home -
>I am not sure how to make a oApp object with property Updatcal?
>Remeber, all i want to do is call mybutton.enabled = .t. from a file.

I will remember.
oApp=createobject("clApp")

Define Class clApp as custom
updatcal=.NULL.
Enddefine