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rkarger
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14 years ago

AddMethod method of Object object calls the new method when it's added

I am trying to use the AddMethod method to add a new method to an object that I want to call later and do NOT want to call when it's being added.  AddMethod calls the new method anyway.  This would be...
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HKosova
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14 years ago
Hi Rebecca,



The script you posted contains syntax errors on the AddMethod lines - an unmatched quote after MainUnit.Run'Type'Trigger:


Valid syntax is:
Call This.AddMethod("RunClickTrigger", "MainUnit.RunClickTrigger")

Call This.AddMethod("RunClickTrigger", MainUnit.RunClickTrigger)
but only the former statement is logically correct.

The latter is incorrect and can actually cause the behavior you described. That is, MainUnit.RunClickTrigger without quotes is treated as a routine call rather than the routine name. Is this the case?