>>>I have to define a class in code. What is the most lightweight VFP base class to specify as the parent class? We used to use Line--is there a better option now?
>>>
>>>EXAMPLE:
>>>DEFINE CLASS MyClass AS Line
>>>... (more stuff here)
>>>ENDDEFINE
>>
>>You can try EMPTY class.
>
>Anything but EMPTY - because it can't be subclassed. You get a "class name is invalid" error, which is a bit misleading. From help:
>
>The Empty base class contains no intrinsic properties, methods or events. You cannot subclass or add custom methods and events to the Empty class. However, at run time, you can add custom properties using the ADDPROPERTY( ) function or the SCATTER NAME...ADDITIVE command.

Good point.