Barbara,

Unfortunately it was a bit too soon to cheer.

I did as you suggested, subclassed _Pages to MorePages, but the error is the same.

I presume I'll have to subclass _Page as well.

I'll let you know how I fare.




>>Subclassed _Pages from Pageframe, memberclass _Page.
>>Pagecount = 1
>>
>>A formclass MyForm, has _Pages1, Pagecount = 2 defined.
>>
>>In the form designer:
>>
>>Add another instance of _Pages (MorePages1) on _Page1 of _Pages1
>>Set Pagecount = 2
>>
>>oMyForm = CREATEOBJECT('MyForm') - works
>>
>>Add yet another instance of _Pages (MorePages2) to _Page2 of _Pages
>>oMyForm = CREATEOBJECT('MyForm') - works
>>
>>Set Pagecount = 2
>>oMyForm = CREATEOBJECT('MyForm') get's me
>>
>>Error loading record... MaintenancePages or one of it's members:
>>Pagecount - cannot add _Page2, class definition is cyclical.
>>
>>TIA
>
>I ran into a variation of this problem a few years ago. The problem only occurs on VCX based forms where you have nested container objects that are inheriting from the same parent.
>
>In your case, that would be the second instance of _pages (Morepages1) that you have nested in the first pageframe.
>
>All you need to do to fix this is to create a subclass of your _Pages pageframe, and use that class for the second instance instead of using _Pages directly. You don't have to have any changes to properties or methods in this new subclass.