Hi All,

I am now getting an identifier not found error. In the error messages window, if I select Help the lazarus cannot find the local HTML help file. I cannot find my way around the lazarus website. :-(

file set_max.pas

Uses
main_island;

{ set_max_form }

procedure Tset_max_form.OK_buttonClick(Sender:
TObject);
begin

line 42

CreateaNewIsland1Click(Sender);
//
main_island.CreateaNewIsland1Click(Sender);
end;

Hint: Start of reading config file /etc/fpc.cfg
Hint: End of reading config file /etc/fpc.cfg
Free Pascal Compiler version 2.4.0-2 [2010/03/06] for i386 Copyright (c) 1993-2009 by Florian Klaempfl
Target OS: Linux for i386
Compiling project1.pas
Compiling set_max.pas
set_max.pas(42,25) Error: Identifier not found "CreateaNewIsland1Click" set_max.pas(50) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module, stopping

file main_island.pas

type
  Tmain_island_form = class(TForm)
<snip>
    procedure make_an_island;
<snip>
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
    procedure CreateaNewIsland1Click(Sender: TObject);
  end;
<snip>
var
  main_island_form : Tmain_island_form;
procedure Tmain_island_form.CreateaNewIsland1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  make_an_island;
end; { CreateaNewIsland1Click }

On 23 May 2010 00:56, Peter E Williams <

shouldn't this be main_island.CreateaNewIsland1Click(Sender); like below?

-V
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CreateaNewIsland1Click is a method of Tmain_island_form, and hence has to be invoked against a Tmain_island_form instance such as main_island_form.

Hi Vannus & All,

You add forms and units in the Project Inspector form... Project Menu then Project Inspector. Then press the "+" button. You will also need to add the unit to each unit's uses that calls that unit.

Regards

Hi Peter,

in your main file (usually project1.lpr but i think yours was main_island.pas iirc) youll find something like...

uses
  Forms, Unit1, LResources, Unit2;
begin
  Application.Title:='Exit';
  Application.Initialize;
  Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
  Application.CreateForm(TForm2, Form2);
  Application.Run;
end.

those Application.CreateForm() bits are where you can add/remove your MyForm or MyMainIslandForm (in my case ive been lazy and left MainForm and SettingsForm called Form1 and Form2)
you will want yours to be something like
Application.CreateForm(TMyIslandForm, MyIslandForm); put your main form first so it is shown when your run the program.

dont forget to add whatever MyIslandFormUnit into the 'uses' if its not already there - like my (once again lazy) Unit1 and Unit2.

I also find freepascal.org site disorganised. although im using Lazarus over Delphi 5 Pro so it can't be all bad! freepascal excels at the compile anywhere thing.

HTH,
- V
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