>I had a MyProp_Assign() with no code in it the other day. I could set
>This.MyProp = "X" all day long, but This.MyProp didn't budge. Just a thought.

Hiya Charlie!
heh... I've done that one too :) But thanks!

This problem here ended up being Lockscreen related... somehow the framework was leaving a Thisform.lockscreen property set to .T. when the form was done instantiating. go figure,