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Calling a class methid from a form
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Visual FoxPro
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Classes - VCX
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00093302
Message ID:
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>John,
>
>If you want the other object to become a contained member object of the form use the form.AddObject() method.
>
>set classlib to myclasses additive
>this.AddObject( "MyContractsLetters", "MyContractLetters" )
>this.MyContractsLetters.umnb1()
>
>When the form destructs the other object will also destruct. Or if you only need the object for a short time you can use the RemoveObject() method to get rid of it earlier.
>
>If you use CreateObject() you are creating the object bound to a memvar that will go out of scope when the method ends and thus the object will destruct. You'd need to create a PUBLIC scope memvar to prevent that.
>
>>I have a form that needs to execute code in a class that isn't part of the form, but I can't get it working.
>>
>>In the forms init I say:
>>
>>set classlib to myclasses
>>createobject("mycontractsletters")
>>
>>To call one of the methods of the class called mycontractsletters
>>I am doing this:
>>
>>THISFORM.mycontractsletters.umnb1() && umnb1 is method I need call
>>
>>I am getting mycontractsletters is not an object. Obviously I'm not doing this correctly, but what is the best way to do this?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>John.

David,

Thanks for the tip. I think the addobject method sounds like a better way to go on this. No need to worry about memvars! thanks.

John.
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