Subject Re: shortening references From Gaetano <gaetanodd@hotmail.com> Date Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:47:12 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hi Andy, I'm doing that with baseclassname, is that the same as Name? The toolbar is not a child of the rowset, it's defined in base.cfm and customerForm is subclassed from base.cfm. My understanding is that because canSave is an event of the rowset, I need to navigate up from the rowset to get to the form. Andy Taylor Wrote: > Gaetano, > > Just insert code like the following to gain confidence in the object tree: > > msgbox(""+this.name) > msgbox(""+this.parent.name) > msgbox(""+this.parent.parent.name) >   > What I don't understand is why you appear to have made the toolbar a child object of the rowset. > I would have made the Toolbar a child object of the form. > > Andy > > > the 3 parent references take me back to a FORM object but my limited > > understanding of object parenthood wrt SUBCLASSING doesn't allow me to > > determine with certainty is whether that is base.cfm or customerForm.cfm > > > > I think it should be customerForm because: > > > > the 1st parent takes me from the form's rowset to the query level > > the 2nd parent takes me to DMD level > > the 3rd parent takes me to the form level of customerForm.wfm > > > > > > Another thing that my limited understanding of object > > parenthood/variable visibility doesn't enable me to understand is why I > > cannot directly reference FORM.mytoolbar1 or customerForm.mytoolbar1 in > > the canSave event. > > > > Any guidance would be much appreciated. > > > > Cheers, > > Gaetano. > > > > On 02/09/2020 07:32, Lee Grant wrote: > > > Gaetano, > > > > > > It might just be a typo but..... > > > > > > On 9/1/2020 4:52 PM, Gaetano wrote: > > >> > > >> I am trying to shorten script references by creating a shortcut to the > > >> FORM object. This is in the tutorial's customer.wfm form that is > > >> subclassed from the base.cfm form, in case it matters. > > >> > > >> I found this suggestion from Michael Nuwer and Ken in an old post but > > >> I am unable to implement it. > > >> > > >> ------------------- > > >> function from_onOpen > > >               ^ > > > Could this be the problem? > > > > > > > > >> this.fMytablename1=form.testdatamaodule1.Mytablename1.rowset.fields > > >> > > >> function whatever > > >> form.fMytablename1["myfieldName"].value > > >> -------------------- > > >> > > >> > > >> Essentially, in the canSave event of customer.wfm, I want to write > > >> something like: > > >> > > >> oF.mytoolbar1.resetToolbar() > > >> > > >> instead of > > >> > > >> this.parent.parent.parent.mytoolbar1.resetToolbar() > > >> > > >> Thanks for your help. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> Gaetano. > > >> > > > > > >