>Is your command bar subclassed from the txtbtns class in the wzstyle.vcx? If so, then you may need to do something similar.

yes, it is.

>i eventually added a logical property to my base combobox class called editmode.

any hints here?

> I added code to my edit/save button code to check for this property when resetting the access of combobox controls.

this i can do.

the manuals i am referring to (Microsoft VFP Language Reference and Developer's guide) are a little already assume a knowledge base of Xbase programming,,which i do not have. the command window and trace are my only friends... :-(