Eric,

>Aren't you using your own base class form? If so, just create a method called SetEnv or something, and call it in your form.load. Never worry about it again.
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>This problem bit me exactly once.

In fact I do not use a class that has only this functionality in it. In some cases i'd prefer to use normal form classes not having any overhead. In most cases I use what i call a navigation form. And yes indeed here I do use your method.

But this is really not the issue. The fact that we must provide our own workarrounds to accomplish this is really a shortcomming of the product. We can certainly live but life would be easier if there is a way to take care of this in a more effective way. Also note there are whole tribes that are bitten by this behaviour once in a while.

Note that this also applies to toolbars, formsets, and datasession objects.

Walter,