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+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Testing forms persistence
+
+#include "hbclass.ch"
+
+function Main()
+
+   local oForm2 := TForm2():New()
+
+   oForm2:ShowModal()
+
+return nil
+
+CLASS TForm2 FROM TForm
+
+   METHOD New()
+
+   METHOD ViewAsTextClick( oSender )
+   METHOD ExitClick( oSender ) INLINE ::Close()
+
+ENDCLASS
+
+METHOD New() CLASS TForm2
+
+   local oMenu, oMenuItem
+
+   Super:New()
+
+   ::cName   = "oForm2"
+   ::Caption = "Harbour GUI demo"
+
+   oMenu = TMenu():New( Self )
+
+   oMenuItem = TMenuItem():New( oMenu )
+   oMenuitem:Caption = "View as Text"
+   oMenuitem:Name    = "ViewAsText"
+   oMenuItem:OnClick  = "ViewAsTextClick"  // The container method to execute
+   oMenu:Add( oMenuItem )
+
+   oMenuItem = TMenuItem():New( oMenu )
+   oMenuitem:Caption = "Exit"
+   oMenuitem:Name    = "Exit"
+   oMenuItem:OnClick  = "ExitClick"  // The container method to execute
+   oMenu:Add( oMenuItem )
+
+   ::Menu = oMenu
+
+return Self
+
+METHOD ViewAsTextClick( oSender ) CLASS TForm2
+
+   MsgInfo( ::SaveToText() )
+
+return nil
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