I have also tried unsuccessfully to use the MS COOLBAR 6.0 (not Toolbar).

This control comes bundled with VFP 6.0, but doesn't work within VFP 6.0.
Yet, the same control works fine within VB 5.0!

In my experience, this is typical of VFP. How can any VFP interface expect to compete with a VB interface with this type of support!?