Subject Re: this.parent From Gaetano <gaetanodd@hotmail.com> Date Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:00:07 +1000 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started forgot to add a space in the msgbox after "a": msgbox("'this' is a "+this.baseclassname) On 19/11/2020 14:57, Gaetano wrote: > > > The rowset is not "aware" of the "form", so you need to navigate up from > the rowset to the query  (this.parent), then from the query to the > datamodule if there is one (this.parent.parent) and from there to the > form (this.parent.parent.parent.visitcr.time1ef.value): > > if not empty(this.parent.parent.visitcr.time1ef.value) or > if not empty(this.parent.parent.prent visitcr.time1ef.value) if there is > a datamodule involved > > If you want to know what "this" or what the "parent" level is, insert a > msgbox: > > msgbox("'this' is a"+this.baseclassname) > msgbox("'this.parent' is a"+this.parent.baseclassname) > > Cheers, > Gaetano. > > On 19/11/2020 13:28, Moses Hanna wrote: >> Hi >> I have an entryfield object ... form.visitcr.time1ef >> If i want to refer to it from rowset.cannavigate function >> I am using        if not empty(form.visitcr.time1ef.value) >> gives me error msg variable undefined >> i this I have to use something like this.parent... etc but I dont get >> it exactly >> some help ? >> Moses >> >> >> >