>Hi Dragan,
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>I guess that ControlSources that link to aliases are your problem. The proper way in VFP would be to set BindControls to .F. in the form, open the tables in the BizObject when you need them in code and change BindControls to .T. when the form and all objects are fully instantiated.

Sure they are, and I can't instantiate all the bizobjects in advance, because there are many of them which are hosted on the same form. BindControls can be set to .t. only once, so this is a no go. I was thinking of that, though, and it was off the list of possibilities very early on.

>If your issue is really the Init event (some how I doubt this, though), then the solution would be to set the NoInit flag for all contained control and call Init from the Init event of the business objects. The NoInit flag is available from the Class > Edit Properties and Method when you select the contained control.

Does this include the "don't set controlsource yet" as well? IOW, does the noinit stop the evaluation and setting of properties?

Anyway, I've solved this - Fabio's old message reminded me of the solution - but it would be nice to see if there was a more elegant solution. I've learned that "elegant" usually means "more robust" :).