>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>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.
>>---
>>CMDENTERQUERY is the button, it is not being found for some reason. do you know
>>why? I am not getting to my form (updatcal)...
>
>Actually, I know why, but I will not say for some reason. I see that you ask people to join to this thread, and i believe it's a good idea.
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come on Ed - tell my why - I am suffering with this...please
I know I must be close to the answer...