>i'm not trying to remove any. when i drag the assigned field from the DE, i get this message, then option group is on form but no control source, no caption. i do have more than the standard two options (most have 6 or 7)... is vfp trying to reset that?
Dave,

I don't know, is the field logical? If it is maybe VFP is trying to remove all but two of the option buttons. Is there any code in the Init of the option gorup class?