DOCUMENT:Q196023  10-DEC-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :PRB: Cannot Get Individual Items from the Projects Collection
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbProjManager kbvfp600

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Referencing a project collection's item without the keyword 'Item' may cause the
following error:

   File '<filename>' does not exist.

RESOLUTION
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To access an individual item, use the following syntax:

      oProj = APPLICATION.ACTIVEPROJECT
      oFiles = oProj.FILES
      oFile = oFiles.Item[1]
      ?oFile.NAME

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Run the following code from a program file with a project in memory that has at
least one file attached to it:

      oProj = APPLICATION.ACTIVEPROJECT
      oFiles = oProj.FILES
      oFile = oFiles[1]
      ?oFile.NAME

RESULTS: The third line returns the following error:

   File 'ofiles.prg' does not exist.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbProjManager kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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