Subject Re: versatility of the Inspector From Lee Grant <camilee@nospam.comcast.net> Date Mon, 26 Oct 2020 01:22:21 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Gaetano, Thanks for the info and tip...never did that before so...it would be interesting.  I'll have to try it now just for the heck of it. I haven't been making .prg files as I use the forms and .cc files to get what I need other than the start up .prg file for an .exe per Ken's tutorial...but another tool for the toolbox, thanks. Lee On 10/25/2020 9:17 PM, Gaetano wrote: <snip> > see screenshots, it works in a PRG file and in a form, just insert > "inspect(oObject)" anywhere in the code and the window pops up without > halting the PRG or form execution. > > I only tried it on a file object but I would think it works the same on > any object. > > If by runtime you mean "in a compiled executable", then speak to that as > I have no ready to use code in a compiled exe that I could test with. > All I can say is that Help only refers to development time, i.e. in the > IDE I would think. > >  From Help: > Description > > Use INSPECT( ) to examine and change object properties directly. For > example, during program development you can use INSPECT( ) to evaluate > objects and experiment with different property settings. > > The Inspector is modeless, and doesn't affect program execution. > > <snip>