As Kurt says, an object either exists or it does not so empty() is not appropriate. VARTYPE() is your friend for objects.
-- rk -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: A Form & a Strange Date Problem Actually - I can well imagine it would NOT work on Objects - cause Objects are Truly an Animal of a Different Color! Basically, a much more complex data type. But, I am also curious - doesn't the VFP Help mention Objects - or maybe it does NOT mention Objects - and was never designed work with Objects! -K- -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gene Wirchenko Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: A Form & a Strange Date Problem At 08:23 2013-03-05, "Kurt" <[email protected]> wrote: >Graham - I've made Friends w/EMPTY() - since I like that it can work >for all >cases - whether Char, Num or Date. Not all cases. empty() is one of my friends, too, but it had a bit of a snit fit recently. empty() does not work on objects. I found this out when working on modifications to Steven Black's msgsvc.prg. _______________________________________________ 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/DF1EEF11E586A64FB54A97F22A8BD0442188CB8F44@ACKBWDDQH1.artfact.local ** 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.
