>>>>>>>Timothy,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thisform.SetAll("forecolor",RGB(255,255,255),"label")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>change the rgb arguments to use the color you want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I put this into the code section of the form but it had no effect.
>>>>>>My form has a blue backcolor and the labels remain black, on the blue background
>>>>>Timothy,
>>>>>
>>>>>Which "code section" did you put the code in?
>>>>
>>>>into the activate section of the form
>>>Timothy,
>>>
>>>The activate only fires if the form lost focus and then regained it. Move the code to the form's Init/
>>
>>OK, Jim, I put Thisform.SetAll("forecolor",RGB(255,255,0),"label") into the init section and no changes are apparant at all.
>
>Are your labels based on the VFP base class? If not you need to change your command to read Thisform.SetAll("forecolor",RGB(255,255,0),"mylabel"), or whatever the name of your custom label class is.
>If so- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING USING THE BASE CLASSES? :-)
>>HTH >Erik

Well I'm reading a 3rd party book and it says to make your own default classes which I am coming upon now.