Well, it works if you inform VFP that you want to access the variable, not

the working area:

Local e

e = CreateObject("myclass")

m.e.Hello()

> -----Original Message-----

> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-

> bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Steve Ellenoff

> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 9:12 PM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: Variable name oddity?

>

> I'm sure someone has a rational explanation for this odd behavior??

>

> If I run the following code it fails with a syntax error on the method

call, but if

> I use the variable x or y, for example it works just fine as expected.

Other

> vars that failed were a,b,c,d,f.

> I didn't try any other than those..

>

> Why is it that VFP doesn't like me using the variables of a, b, c, d, e, f

(

> perhaps others? ).

>

> LOCAL e

> e = CREATEOBJECT("myclass")

> ?e.hello() <<-- Syntax error when compiling the PRG

>

> DEFINE CLASS myclass AS Custom

> FUNCTION hello()

> RETURN "hello"

> ENDFUNC

> ENDDEFINE

>

> Changing the e variable to an x works as shown below:

>

> LOCAL x

> x = CREATEOBJECT("myclass")

> ?x.hello() <<-- WORKS AS EXPECTED

>

> DEFINE CLASS myclass AS Custom

> FUNCTION hello()

> RETURN "hello"

> ENDFUNC

> ENDDEFINE

>

>

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