I see. Thanks for your confirmation!


>Yes, you're correct. You cannot added existing object to a form
>
>>oh, I thought that would create a new instance of the button and add it to the form, rather than adding an existing instance of the button to the form...
>>
>>>

of = createobject('form')
>>>of.addobject('cmdWhatever', 'commandbutton')
>>>of.cmdWhatever.Visible = .T.
>>>of.show(1)
>>>

>>>>