>Not in VFP, they aren't. I don't think this is any different in VFP 7. The only enhancement I've heard is that the hWnd property is being added to forms. If it were differnt in VFP 7, that would have involved a major rewrite.

Larry,

You're right. In VFP 7.0, the native VFP controls (with the exceptions of course of form and toolbar) aren't real "windows", the way they are in other languages. In short, no hWnd, no WndProc, etc. Anyone with the complete VS can verify this by dropping any VFP control on a form, running it, then running the Spy++ utility. You'll see the form, but nothing on it. Then drop something like the MS Calendar Control 8.0 on the form and refresh Spy++. Not only will the Calendar control show up, but the two combos as well.