>>>So how come VB can do it?
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>>Simply because VB controls are windows, VFP's aren't. That's why the MS Forms 2.0 Command Button has a setable backcolor. You're setting the window backcolor. Since it may be desirable to have a window who's backcolor is something other than the standard, such as a splash screen, that's modifiable.
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>>As a side note, for some reasons, I can't get VB 6.0 command buttons to "take" a background color. I'm not sure what the reason is. Erik Moore tested it under Win2K with problems, but I can't get it to work under Win98SE. I'm assuming incompetence on the part of the developer.:-)
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>Hey, George - just reading through this thread. Did you try setting the VB button style to Graphical?

Nope, that's what I forgot.< g > That's what comes from not using a product all that much, and I think kind of validates what I was telling Fred about the problems that can be involved with working with multiples products that have so many differences. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.:-)