>>(i think i've seen this mentioned here before, but don't remember what the conclusion was).
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>>i put an active-x control on a container, but when i run the program, it does not show up. is that just the way it is, or can i do something about it ?
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>>specifically, i'm using the DateTime Picker control.
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>i guess i should correct that ... when i display the container, the
>DateTime Picker control is not visible. when i click on the location where i put it, THEN it appears, and it works ok. ??? visible is .t.

Sometimes when you set properties of ActiveX controls they do not really save when you save the form. So in the Init of the control, you need to programmatically set these properties