Scripting Dictionary in a class instance
 

Hi,

I'm having a weird problem -- maybe it's me. I've set up a class. Each
instance will be stored in a scripting dictionary. Each instance will also
contain 3 other scirpting dictionaries for various purposes.

The class is called Parent

In the Initialize statement I have:
Set mAvailableAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mAvailableAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mReceivedAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mReceivedAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mChildren = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mChildren.RemoveAll

In the main routine I create a new Parent. Put in the fields needed to
create a key. Check the dictionary that stores these Parents, looking for
the key. If I find one, I set Parent=nothing, and then set Parent =
Dictionary(Key).

When I do this, it appears that the 3 dictionaries within that "retrieved"
instance are being reset to contain no elements.

Am I doing something wrong -- that you can tell from the info I've listed?
Are scripting dictionaries within classes somehow static and not specific to
an instance?

Any help would be appreciated.

Scripting Dictionary in a class instance
 

OOPS! Never mind -- I'm stupid.

What I was doing, and I didn't put enough in my post to let anyone see it was:

I had some of the code in a "with block", specifically "with Parent". When
I recalled an old Parent from the scripting dictionary, I was still in the
with block. So the "dotted" fields still referred to the previous Parent,
not the one I just
retrieved.

I can't believe how long it took me to find that! I appreciate the time any
of you took in reading through my, unfortunately incomplete, question.


"Art" wrote:

Hi,

I'm having a weird problem -- maybe it's me. I've set up a class. Each
instance will be stored in a scripting dictionary. Each instance will also
contain 3 other scirpting dictionaries for various purposes.

The class is called Parent

In the Initialize statement I have:
Set mAvailableAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mAvailableAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mReceivedAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mReceivedAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mChildren = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mChildren.RemoveAll

In the main routine I create a new Parent. Put in the fields needed to
create a key. Check the dictionary that stores these Parents, looking for
the key. If I find one, I set Parent=nothing, and then set Parent =
Dictionary(Key).

When I do this, it appears that the 3 dictionaries within that "retrieved"
instance are being reset to contain no elements.

Am I doing something wrong -- that you can tell from the info I've listed?
Are scripting dictionaries within classes somehow static and not specific to
an instance?

Any help would be appreciated.

Scripting Dictionary in a class instance
 

Art,
Whilst your code seems to be working, it may not be a good idea to use
"Parent" as the class name, as that exists already. Maybe "cParent" to avoid
confusion for you, other developers and the compiler.

NickHK

"Art" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm having a weird problem -- maybe it's me. I've set up a class. Each
instance will be stored in a scripting dictionary. Each instance will
also
contain 3 other scirpting dictionaries for various purposes.

The class is called Parent

In the Initialize statement I have:
Set mAvailableAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mAvailableAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mReceivedAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mReceivedAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mChildren = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mChildren.RemoveAll

In the main routine I create a new Parent. Put in the fields needed to
create a key. Check the dictionary that stores these Parents, looking for
the key. If I find one, I set Parent=nothing, and then set Parent =
Dictionary(Key).

When I do this, it appears that the 3 dictionaries within that "retrieved"
instance are being reset to contain no elements.

Am I doing something wrong -- that you can tell from the info I've listed?
Are scripting dictionaries within classes somehow static and not specific
to
an instance?

Any help would be appreciated.

Scripting Dictionary in a class instance
 

NickHK

Thanks for the advice -- that seems like a good practice.



"NickHK" wrote:

Art,
Whilst your code seems to be working, it may not be a good idea to use
"Parent" as the class name, as that exists already. Maybe "cParent" to avoid
confusion for you, other developers and the compiler.

NickHK

"Art" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm having a weird problem -- maybe it's me. I've set up a class. Each
instance will be stored in a scripting dictionary. Each instance will
also
contain 3 other scirpting dictionaries for various purposes.

The class is called Parent

In the Initialize statement I have:
Set mAvailableAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mAvailableAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mReceivedAccounts = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mReceivedAccounts.RemoveAll
Set mChildren = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
mChildren.RemoveAll

In the main routine I create a new Parent. Put in the fields needed to
create a key. Check the dictionary that stores these Parents, looking for
the key. If I find one, I set Parent=nothing, and then set Parent =
Dictionary(Key).

When I do this, it appears that the 3 dictionaries within that "retrieved"
instance are being reset to contain no elements.

Am I doing something wrong -- that you can tell from the info I've listed?
Are scripting dictionaries within classes somehow static and not specific
to
an instance?

Any help would be appreciated.