>I've seen DoCreate = .T. but what is it for?
It is a VFP internal hidden property. In the MSDN KB, Article ID Q136924, this is what it says:
Hidden property of a form used for internal purposes only. When DoCreate is encountered, form load performance and memory utilization is optimized. If not encountered, there is slightly more memory usage by the form.
Mark McCasland
Midlothian, TX USA