>Thanks -- that did jog my memory, there are quite a few properties ( attributes ) that VFP puts in its list of baseclass properties that VB handles with code, this is another one of them.

I just wasn't sure that my memory was serving me as well as it needed to.< g >

>Since my wife hasn't ever been to New Orleans, we're currently leaning towards the Crescent City as the 2000 DevCon. Will we see you there?

Perhaps, but it's doubtful. Miami is my goal this year (especially since I've never made it to a DevCon before), and it looks like I'll only be able to do one or the other.