Linda,
>I don't get a blank design surface. I get a connection object on the surface when it is first added. I deleted what I had and started over, just to be sure.
You may want to uninstall MM .NET and reinstall it then...there should be nothing on the design surface at all.
Best Regards,
Kevin McNeish
Eight-Time .NET MVP
VFP and iOS Author, Speaker & Trainer
Oak Leaf Enterprises, Inc.
Chief Architect, MM Framework
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