>>>I have noticed in dowloading classes from Rick Strahl's site that he uses code to build his classes. What is the advantage of using DEFINE..ENDDEFINE over the VCX ( or vice versa)? Or does it really matter how classes are built/
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>>VCX files also have a tenedency to bloat once you start making changes. Periodically you need to pack them to remove deleted records. This, of course, is never a problem with prg's.
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>FlashCreative has a new tool out. It's freeware, called the ClassNavigator. It's a bit like the class browser but it works with PRGs. I haven't played with it much, but I like the concept. See www.flashcreative.com

Cool! And in VFP 7.0 there will be the Document View that breaks down a VCX or a PRG by its appropriate function/method names to allow easier navigation, so that may be helpful as well.

I like PRGs for non-visual items. ANother thing to consider is the audience using the class. If you are having newbies use your object, you may want to make it a VCX so that they can just drag a class onto a form and manipulate it visually instead of having to instantiate it in code and set properties there...

Later,
JoeK