>>I've never tried, but cant you call the base class behaviour with the scope resolution operator?
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>I think so, I always had a problem with the :: though. Trying to do DoDefault() stuff in VFP3, and never getting the syntax right or some silly thing like that, so I used VB inheritance for a while :-)

You have to KNOW your class hierarchy to effectively use the :: operator. DoDefault() certainly made that part easier. VB inheritance? You mean "cut & paste"? < g > (got to get those digs in while we still can!)