>Gary,
>
>>I added the code but nothing changed. The debugger showed the only method executed when the class is being created is the init event - show wasn't called.
>

I forgot, here's a quickie workaround (which may or may not break other things...):

Add this code to CSeparatorBar::Init()

LPARAMETERS tnBarNumber, tcPopupName

IF NOT DODEFAULT(tnBarNumber, tcPopupName)
   RETURN .F.
ENDIF

IF !This.lVisible
   This.Hide()
ELSE
   This.Show()
ENDIF