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**Init( **//file, error handler //**), VIRTUAL**

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| **Init** | Initializes the FileManager object. |
| //File// | The label of the managed file. |
| //error handler// | The label of an ErrorClass object. See //Error Class// for more information. |

The **Init **method initializes the FileManager object.

**Implementation:**

The Init method does not initialize some file specific properties (Buffer, FileName, and FileNameValue). You should explicitly initialize these properties after the Init method is called (or within your derived Init method). See the [[filemanager overview.htm#a072em5|Conceptual Example]].

**Example:**

**PROGRAM**

** INCLUDE('ABFILE.INC')            !declare FileManager class**

** MAP                              !program map**

** END**

**GlobalErrors ErrorClass           !declare GlobalErrors object**

**Access:Client CLASS(FileManager)  !derive Access:Client object**

**Init            PROCEDURE         !initialize Access:File object**

**              END**

**Client    FILE,DRIVER('TOPSPEED'),PRE(CLI),CREATE,BINDABLE,THREAD**

**IDKey      KEY(CLI:ID),NOCASE,OPT,PRIMARY**

**Record     RECORD,PRE()**

**ID          LONG**

**Name        STRING(20)**

**StateCode   STRING(2)**

**           END**

**          END  **

** CODE**

** GlobalErrors.Init              !initialize the GlobalErrors object**

** Access:Client.Init             !initialize Access:Client object**

** !program code**

** Access:Client.Kill             !shut down the Access:Client object**

** GlobalErrors.Kill              !shut down the GlobalErrors object**

**Access:Client.Init  PROCEDURE**

** CODE**

** PARENT.Init(Client, GlobalErrors)     !call the base class Init method**

** SELF.FileNameValue = 'Client'         !set the file name**

** SELF.Buffer &= CLI:Record             !point Access:Client to Client buffer**

** SELF.AddKey(CLI:IDKey,'Client ID',1)  !describe the primary key**

**See Also:**     [[buffer  the record buffer .htm|Buffer]], [[file  the managed file .htm|File]], [[filename  variable filename .htm|FileName]], [[filenamevalue  constant filename .htm|FileNameValue]]