>>>when running a compiled app the message :
>>>"hwndtool.fll not found" appears when in fact it says it is part of the project when I try to add it to the said project. Should I be able to see it in the project when it belongs to a class?Timothy,
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>>FLL's are not built into the project, you must distribute them with your exe.
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>So I must add it seperately,as an afterthought; no way to add it to the project?

Nope, no more than you can add a .DLL or a DOS Executable to a project and have it compiled into the application.