Object.Parent?

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Why can't I get the parent of an object?

A very simple example:

1) Create a new object TestParent. Everything is default except widget (Test) and size (200x200).
2) Create a new object TestChild. Everything is default except widget (Test) and it is a child of TestParent.
3) Create a script for TestChild as follows:
Code: vbscript
  2. Sub Object_OnMouseEnter
  3. Msgbox "This object's parent is " & Object.Parent.Object.Name
  4. End Sub

4) Apply everything, move the mouse over the small object, and bam!

DXScript: Scripting Error
Object Required: 'Object.Parent'

What is going on? The syntax is directly from the DesktopX documentation at https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/documentation/scripting/object_namespace.asp

Edit: DX 3.2 purchased version (with Object Desktop)
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Well, this works
Code: vbscript
  2. opn = Object.ParentName
  3. l = DesktopX.Object(opn).Left
  4. Msgbox "Parent Left: " & l


I am still curious about Object.Parent. Since this is in the docs and pop-up code completion, I would think it would work as advertised.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It seems as if object.parent.object.name only works if the parent is a scriptobject. Why this is the case I cannot say.

It might explain the inclusion of the additional property object.parentname, which would otherwise be redundant.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very curious, I never tried either of those but, wondered if it was a boolean value or not. From the TestParent object this one works.

Code: vbscript
  2. Sub Object_OnMouseEnterEx(obj)
  3. Select Case obj.name
  4. Case "TestChild"
  5. Msgbox "This object's parent is " & DesktopX.Object("TestChild").Parent.Object.Name
  6. End Select
  7. End Sub