>I just opened a container with objects class from a .VCX, selected one textbox, copied, and pasted into a form no problem.
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>If I open a container with objects class that is based on another container with objects class then this does not work with error message "Cannot copy objects because some are members of a parent class."

Yes, I guess that's what happening in Matt's case. I know that if it's a simple composite class and not a subclass of another composite, it should work. Thanks a lot for verifying this for me.