>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>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
>>---
>>In my main.prg, I have:
>>oform=createobject("myform")
>>and
>>Define Class myform as custom
>> updatcal=.NULL.
>>Enddefine
>>
>>From a menu option in a procedure file,
>>I have:
>>DO FORM updatcal name oform.updatcal linked
>> oform.updatcal.cmdenterquery.Enabled=.t.
>>I am getting an error message saying, Unknown member CMDENTERQUERY...
>
>CMDENTERQUERY supposed to be button name in your own form and I guess that you should know better what names are you using in your application.
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CMDENTERQUERY is the button, it is not being found for some reason. do you know
why? I am not getting to my form (updatcal)...