>Problem is that once I get the skin to work none of my VFP controls appear on >the form. Of couse this activex isn't really made for VFP either....

That's because VFP controls aren't like other Windows controls. Most Windows controls have their own window handle. IOW, they're actually windows. This is not the case for VFP, where the controls are actually drawn on the screen.

So, why does this mean your ActiveX control won't work? Because the ActiveX container, unlike other VFP controls, has it's own window handle. In this case, we're effectively taking one Windows window and placing it on top of the VFP form window. If the ActiveX container is in front of VFP controls, the VFP controls will be covered up.

FWIW, I worked on something like this recently. I never did find a workaround.