>Hi,
> Is there anyway of drawing text on a form in whatever orientation u like? For example, I want to draw some text along vertical borders of a form, Iam looking for a function/procedure that does something like Win32 TextOut api call(with proper device context).

The best options I can come up with are:

1. Write a label like this "T H I S G O E S D O W N", set label.WordWrap to .T., and size the label tall and thin.

2. For a better effect, use a font like "Aachen Vertical" which has its letters set on their sides. (However, this will cause an incompatibility with other fonts in the form...)

3. You could insert a WordArt ActiveX object, and that would allow for any orientation (as well as for many effects), but I would worry about the performance of that solution.

HTH!