>>>*snip*
>>>>Just a follow up here. I've used an MS Forms 2.0 command button, gotten its window handle, used CreateEllipticRgn() and then SetWindowRgn() to create an elliptical button. Doesn't look much like a command button. In fact, in order to make the thing visible, I had to change the back color. Just looks like an ellipse on the form.
>>>
>>>To clarify in my mind, there was no 3-D outline like we expect with a button. It just looked like a flat elliptical shape?
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>>Yep. If you're interested, I'll post some code to emulate it.
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>If you've got it handy, sure. I'd like to play with it.

Here ya go

LOCAL lnhwnd, lnbtnhwnd, lcclass, lnresult
DECLARE INTEGER FindWindowEx IN Win32API;
  INTEGER hWnd, integer hWnd2, STRING @lpclass, String @lnpname
DECLARE INTEGER SetWindowRgn in Win32API;
  INTEGER hwnd, INTEGER hrgn, INTEGER redraw
DECLARE INTEGER CreateEllipticRgn in Win32API;
  INTEGER lnleft, INTEGER lntop, INTEGER lnright, INTEGER lnbottom
* Give it a red background
ThisForm.Olecontrol1.Backcolor = 255
lnhwnd = _WhTohWnd(_WFindTitl(This.Caption))
lcclass = "F3 Server 60000000"
lnbtnhwnd = FindWindowEx(lnhwnd, 0, @lcclass, 0)
lnresult = CreateEllipticRgn(1, 1, This.Olecontrol1.Width / 2, This.Olecontrol1.Height / 2)
= SetWindowRgn(lnbtnhwnd, lnresult, 1)

This is from the form's Init method. Just be sure that Foxtools is loaded if you're using 5.0/6.0. If using 7.0 use the hWnd property of the form. Just drop a Microsoft Forms 2.0 command button on it, and you should be good to go.