>>Sorry, but I still don't get this at all! Can you illustrate with a code example?
>>
>
>

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>* Custom1.releasetoolbar()
>*-- Toolbar names
>#DEFINE TB_FORMDESIGNER_LOC "Form Designer"
>#DEFINE TB_STANDARD_LOC "Standard"
>#DEFINE TB_LAYOUT_LOC "Layout"
>#DEFINE TB_QUERY_LOC "Query Designer"
>#DEFINE TB_VIEWDESIGNER_LOC "View Designer"
>#DEFINE TB_COLORPALETTE_LOC "Color Palette"
>#DEFINE TB_FORMCONTROLS_LOC "Form Controls"
>#DEFINE TB_DATADESIGNER_LOC "Database Designer"
>#DEFINE TB_REPODESIGNER_LOC "Report Designer"
>#DEFINE TB_REPOCONTROLS_LOC "Report Controls"
>#DEFINE TB_PRINTPREVIEW_LOC "Print Preview"
>#DEFINE WIN_COMMAND_LOC "Command" && Command Window
>
>*-- Releases all Visual FoxPro toolbars
>LOCAL i
>
>DIMENSION this.aToolBars[12,2]
>this.aToolBars[1,1] = TB_FORMDESIGNER_LOC
>this.aToolBars[2,1] = TB_STANDARD_LOC
>this.aToolBars[3,1] = TB_LAYOUT_LOC
>this.aToolBars[4,1] = TB_QUERY_LOC
>this.aToolBars[5,1] = TB_VIEWDESIGNER_LOC
>this.aToolBars[6,1] = TB_COLORPALETTE_LOC
>this.aToolBars[7,1] = TB_FORMCONTROLS_LOC
>this.aToolBars[8,1] = TB_DATADESIGNER_LOC
>this.aToolBars[9,1] = TB_REPODESIGNER_LOC
>this.aToolBars[10,1] = TB_REPOCONTROLS_LOC
>this.aToolBars[11,1] = TB_PRINTPREVIEW_LOC
>this.aToolBars[12,1] = WIN_COMMAND_LOC
>
>FOR i = 1 TO ALEN(this.aToolBars, 1)
> this.aToolBars[i,2] = WVISIBLE(this.aToolBars[i,1])
> IF this.aToolBars[i,2]
> HIDE WINDOW (this.aToolBars[i,1])
> ENDIF
>ENDFOR
>
>

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>
>* Custom1.showtoolbar()
>LOCAL i
>
>*-- Show all VFP toolbars that were previously hidden
>FOR i = 1 TO ALEN(this.aToolBars, 1)
> IF this.aToolBars[i,2]
> SHOW WINDOW (this.aToolBars[i,1])
> ENDIF
>ENDFOR


well that certainly gives me something to get my teeth into. Will play with and report back.

Thanks

Harry