>Hi,
>
>How do you change the backcolor color of a Command Button? Can't seem to get it to change.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>Roland...

Roland,
You can't directly change backcolor of a button from VFP. But visually there are ways to make virtually anything a button on form.

-You could simply place image, label, shape etc in front of a button
Problem : You should manually code a call to commandbutton's click for each :(

-You could directly use an image, label, shape etc
Problem : Controls are generally flat which do not look like a button + most of them do not get focus with keyboard. If multipl then again code to call the same click routine :(

-You could place an 'invisible' (style property) button over a group of image, label, shape etc
Better than others
Problem : Flat and you lose mousedown-mouseup visual effects of a commandbutton :(

-Well best solution IMHO is to use a container. With its SpecialEffect property a container could easily mimic a commandbutton. Below is the easiest implementation of concept :

On a form put image, label, shape etc (whatever you want).
On top of them place a container with properties :
SpecialEffect = 0 && Raised
BackStyle = 0 && Transparent
On top of container place a commandbutton with Style invisible (to get focus like any other commandbutton with keyboard).

There you go. In MouseDown, MouseUp you could change the SpecialEffect of container (+ any other control's color, caption etc) to give a feel of pressed button. ie : Mousedown
with this.parent.fakeContainer
.SpecialEffect = 1 && Sunken
.Visible = .Visible
endwith

Combined with MouseMove code and OnMouseOut (a class in files\classes section) you're vey close to creating coolbuttons like IE toolbar :)
Cetin