Yes, you can write wrapper in VB, which can work better in VFP (if you write it in special way). But you must add some additional functionality to this wrapper, because wrapper with the same functionality can violate copyrights of the owner of the control. In addition, when you buy ActiveX control, usualy you buy only design-time license. This allows you to use control at design-time, but do not allows you to build controls, which contain this control. Full license, allows this, usualy costs much more.