Figures. I wonder how much extra typing I've done the past 7 or 8 years....geeze.

>I am sure i have used this in the past without problems
>
>
>>I doubt this is part of your problem...but I notice below that you have something like this:
>>
>>WITH THISFORM
>> WITH .pgf1.page4
>> ENDWITH
>>ENDWITH
>>
>>....I'm not sure about this, but I don't think you can put With's inside With's like that....it might be causing some strange behavior???
>>
>>
>>>It's part of the container (named .o1 in the form)
>>>Weird!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Interesting.....
>>>>Where is the save() method located? Is it on thisform or is it somewhere else?
>>>>
>>>>>I changed my save method to this:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>        ....
>>>>>	x=_vfp.ActiveForm
>>>>>	x.oLINKSCT.DATA.UpdateFromCursor()   && THISFORM.oLINKSCT.DATA.UpdateFromCursor()
>>>>>        .....
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>and this works, but WHY does the otherone not work??
>>>>>Peter
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>

>>>>>>...
>>>>>>thisform.oLINKSCT=CREATEOBJECT("business","LINKS","curLINKSCT",.t.)
>>>>>>...
>>>>>>

>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>and that works in all other instances :-)
>>>>>>besides I see _vfp.activeform.oLINKSCT in the debugger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Peter
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I add a container object to a page in a pageframe on a screen like this:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>WITH THISFORM
>>>>>>>>	IF .UseInternal
>>>>>>>>		.pgf1.ACTIVEPAGE=4
>>>>>>>>		WITH .pgf1.page4
>>>>>>>>			IF pemstatus(THISFORM.pgf1.page4,"o1",5)
>>>>>>>>				THISFORM.pgf1.page4.REMOVEOBJECT("o1") 			
>>>>>>>>                        ENDIF
>>>>>>>>			.NEWOBJECT("o1","cntCarrierPage","modules\vCPR3b")<----------------------
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>			.o1.VISIBLE=.T.
>>>>>>>>		ENDWITH
>>>>>>>>	ELSE
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>one of the objects in the container is a save button which invokes the containers save method:
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>...
>>>>>>>>	THISFORM.oLINKSCT.DATA.UpdateFromCursor()
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>this code erros saying not contained in a form object.
>>>>>>>>I can't figure out why. THISFORM.oLINKSCT is an business object created in the load method of the form.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>what am I doing wrong???
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Peter
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What does your code look like in the load() method of the form where the object is being created?