No go... It's funny; if I just put a textbox in with a command button and on the command button's click event I put code in to do a macro sub. for what's in the textbox, I can create a form, add the object, and reference the collection object in the runtime. However, if I put the setup code in just a command button's click event, it doesn't see the collection object. VFP really gets on my nerves for these eccentricities.

Phillip

>>I have an ActiveX control that I built in VB. In my control, I have a couple of instantiated objects: one from a class def. that I built and one from a collection class. When I create a form programmatically in the IDE and add my control through addobject, I can reference the collection object's methods and properties. However, when I compile an application with similar code, the collection object is nowhere to be found. Does anybody know why I can see it in the IDE and not in the runtime?
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>If you look at the control in VB (project), you should see a property called "InvisibleAtRuntime". Make sure it is set as False.
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>HTH,