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>If I added Cnt2 to Cnt1 in the class designer, why can't Cnt2 'see'
>_HotTrack which is in Cnt1?

Kevin,

It can't see it because it is hidden. Since it is hidden, only methods within Ctn1 can see it.

When you originally posted your question, I thought you were saying that it could see it, but you thought that it should not be able to.

Does it work when you make it public?