>>BTW - additional info: This app was converterted, I think, with the conversion utility that converts a 2.6 app to vfp. The converter makes every individual button part of a command group - either the converter did this or the people who originally wrote the app did it - I'm not sure. Maybe I can use this to my advantage by keeping the command group enabled but the button itself disabled? I haven't tested this yet. Just thought of it now while writing...

Yes, the converter utility does this to 2.6 scx files.
It converts Push Buttons in 2.6 to FormSets/Forms/PageFrame1/Page1/cmgButtonVariableName/Command1.
It does this to keep the form as a READ for compatibility.