>I think if I am honest - I need to learn a whole lot more about VFP - I have had problems with incorporating active x controls - toolbars, coolbars etc - and also I have big problems with things as simple as menus... (take to long to explain!!!)

Feel free to ask this questions here (in new thread). Keep in mind, that not every active X control (I think the coolbar is one of these) will not always work with VFP.

>I also came to the conclusion that all my apps would have s fixed window size and fixed form sizes because of the crazy stuff you have to do to get controls to resize on forms etc... It has not been for lack of trying different approaches either - as I say I am still fairly new - and often frustrated!!!

Try dropping the _resizable class from home() + ffc\_controls.vcx on your form. Then, in the resize event of the form, add this._resizable1.adjustcontrols()

Shoudl take care of some things for you. If this doesn't work exactly like you want it to, try looking in either 12/98 or 1/99 issues of FoxTalk for a class Doug Hennig wrote based on the _resizeable class. Thats the one I use in my apps.