Oh.. I'm sorry, should've mention this. You can only create "Session" object by "DEFINE CLASS" (coded manually). It may not reside in the VCX. Or (I think) you can use Class browser, cut the code there and paste into a PRG.


>Hello Herman
>
>thanks for you suggestion.
>
>it is a custom class. since this is a class contained in a .vcx i had to hack the class to change it to a session class. still would not work.
>
>
>>Hi Gunnar,
>>
>>Did you make the object as "Custom" or "Session" ? If you create as Session, you can switch the ds-id directly from the object. Please be aware that if this object has a data-bound controls, the controls could lose their data-sources. You can read more in "DataSessionId Property" from VFP help
>>
>>

>>Define class myClass as Session
>>    Procedure Set_DS
>>       This.DataSessionId = _Screen.ActiveForm.DataSessionId
>>
>>       ** or
>>
>>       Set DataSession to _Screen.ActiveForm.DataSessionId
>>    EndProc
>>EndDefine
>>

>>
>>Regards