Frank: No matter what I do or try callingform returns not an object on the second form. What is really strange is that I don't do any of this in other applications. I just make reference to the form name and it works. I can't figure out what is different... Jack
________________________________________ From: ProfoxTech [[email protected]] on behalf of Frank Cazabon [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 9:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Getting Data from Another form I guess maybe you don't have an activeform at that point in time? Add this code in instead: IF TYPE("_Screen.ActiveForm.BaseClass") = "C" THIS.CallingForm = _Screen.Activeform ENDIF Frank. Frank Cazabon On 20/09/2013 09:35 AM, Jack Skelley wrote: > Frank: > Thanks for the suggestion and help. > But when I do this _screen.activeform errors as it says it is not an object > What am I doing wrong? > Thanks to all for the suggestions. > Jack > > ________________________________________ > From: ProfoxTech [[email protected]] on behalf of Frank Cazabon > [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 7:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Getting Data from Another form > > Jack, > > Add a property to your base form class called something like > "CallingForm" and set it to NULL as default. Then, in the called base > form class' Load, add code like this: > > THIS.CallingForm = _Screen.Activeform > > Then you can always refer to the previous form using > > This.CallingForm > > So you can: > > This.CallingForm.Top = 5 > > This is off the top of my head but should at least get you going. > > Frank. > > Frank Cazabon > > On 19/09/2013 05:08 PM, Jack Skelley wrote: >> Good Afternoon All >> I have done this before and can't get it to work now. >> I have a modeless form as a top level form and run the next form. Now I want >> to get data from the top level form on the now modal form and it tells me >> that the modeless form name is not an object. >> On the modal form: >> lnForm_top = frmModeless.top >> and it says that frmModeless is not an object. >> But wexist('frmModeless') returns true... >> What am I doing wrong? I have checked other instances of this in other >> systems and it works perfectly. I just can't see any differences... >> Thnaks! >> Jack >> >> Jack Skelley >> Senior Director, Programming/Computer Operations >> New Jersey Devils >> (973)757-6164 >> [email protected] >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/7d9e7f72b813014c8fd022cf04f820edd4488...@ex08.drdad.thenewarkarena.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
