I have made a generic toolbar class , with buttons like New, Edit Remove, email etc. -I have put the code which coordinates in custom methods of forms, like a custom method named _add - puts the form in 'append mode' etc. So all the tool bar would do, it call the associated forms custom methods.

two concerns.

Is it common to put that class into public memmoy from say a startup code , and make it visible when a form associated has something like a _hastoolbar propertity set to .t.

or would it be better to have the forms which use it, have some code in the init method, creating the toolbar into memory. ? -then release it when the form is released - unloaded. ?

My Trouble may not be in the toolbar itself, but in the way I currenly call form class's which is itself a custom method. which loads the form, and names it (not public) But what happens is if I load a form then the toolbar, I no longer have a handle -on the form which has been loaded. - Its there, but the only object var is the toolbar name in memory.

Reading through the VFP docs I see they suggest making a formset, and putting both the form and toolbar in the formset, to handle this issue ..??

Is that the only - or best way to get and keep a handle on two forms being active at one time. a toolbar and form class ?

Thank you
Bob Lee