>I do get an error "MYCMDBUTTON1 IS A METHOD, OBJECT, OR EVENT"
>for goon= 1 to 6
>mm='thisform.mycmdbutton'+allt(str(goon))
>&mm='x.cur'
>next

For goon= 1 &mm='x.cur' is equivalent to

thisform.mycmdbutton1 = 'x.cur'

You're assignig value to the commandbutton object.
What property of command button do you want to assign 'x.cur' to?