>Terrible day! Computer died, just got replacement.

That really sucks. I hate it when that happens.

>Same here, I'm building my own base classes, definately more for the reason why you state, but my question was on the simplier classes, where the functionality provided by Microsoft is sufficient.

I think you probably got enough feedback from others about this.

>I too have some function code that I write in Clipper, in 1986, going into this new .NET system!

Hey, what goes around, comes around! <g>

~~Bonnie