Bob,
I stand corrected. Thanks for your feedback.
-Dore

>>The truth is I'm sorry I got involved in this thread and I'm talking about my >experience with VFP5 not VFP6 so things may have changed, but I doubt it. Try >the following. I have and it just doesn't work. Create a class based upon >the form base class, make it simple, just change the background color of it to >something unique and check the Olepublic check box. Add it to a project where >this form based class in instantiated. Build the exe or dll. As you point
>
>Ok.. I just did it and it works.
>
>1. It HAS to be a .EXE... as .DLL is an In-Process server and those CAN NOT have a UI.
>
>2. Are you sure it didn't work... if there is no wait state or read events in your class then the form would dissapear as fast as it appears.
>
>Here is what I did...
>
>Create a form class...
>Make BackColor Red
>set ShowWindow to As-Top-Level-Form (very important)
>Put a Label on it that said Hi There
>Put a Command Button
>In the command button Click put: Clear events
>
>Ok.. then I created dummy.prg which I put the following code...
>
>define class MyClass as custom olepublic
>
>function ShowForm()
>
>local oX
>oX = createobj('testform')
>oX.Show()
>read events
>
>enddefine
>
>*********
>
>Compile the project as an .EXE
>
>**********
>
>
>First I tested it in Foxpro with the following code in test.prg
>
>local oX
>
>oX = createobj('vistest.myclass')
>oX.showform()
>wait window 'Hey There'
>
>**********
>that worked fine... then, I closed VFP went into VB 6.0.. wrote the following code:
>
>Sub main()
>Dim TestForm As Object
>Set TestForm = CreateObject("vistest.myclass")
>TestForm.ShowForm
>End Sub
>
>*******
>I ran the code, and Viola... the VFP form came up.
>
>****************************
>
>Now... it CAN be done... I have done it... of course... Terry and others... I do agree with Dior and others that if you want to create a Business Component to market, make it without a UI... let whoever buys the component from you create the UI... You just provide the business service in your .DLL that it is you are selling.
>
>But, once again, if you want to provide the UI, you can do it, just compile it as an .EXE and make sure to use As-Top-Level forms.
>
>BOb