>>>>Unfortunately, in VFP 6.0 SP3 you can't set its Backcolor property from the dialog. You can, however, set it in the control's Init method. Just do the following:
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>>>>_CLIPTEXT = TRANSFORM(GetColor())
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>>>>and paste it in the Init.
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>>>George, how does this work? There is no BackColor property to reference in the Init method.
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>>Fred, the MS Forms 2.0 Command Button has a BackColor property you can reference. The standard VFP button does not. Or do I misunderstand?
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>OIC, I thought you were referencing the STANDARD CommandButton. My bad.

No prob, Fred. If anyone's interested in why I didn't post this sooner, I simply don't believe in changing the background color of a command button. If youu want it to stand out, drop a bitmap on it that's appropriate. At least that's how I feel.