>Does the container object get the line method in VFP9? If not is there going to be a wishlist for 10?

Joe,

Are you sure, you need it? Take a look at article Using GDI+ in VFP 9.0 with the FFC Library, Part 1 by Walter Nicholls at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnfoxtk04/html/ft04h1.asp?frame=true