>>The initialization order is given by the TabOrder you set in the Form Designer. Go to menu View/Tab Order.
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>Ordering the way your objects are initialized by using tab order doesn't seem like a particularly good design technique...you're not recommending this, are you? :)

It seems harmless... then you could create a new method and property: (nActualTabOrder) to set the tab order straight? Thats only if you need a special Initialization Order.