Thanks for the info and the pointer to the article.

Al

>It's quite simple actually. Just create your master form then all you do is inherit from it by using the standard .Net subclassing mechanisms:
>
>using MyApp.Namespace; // or whereever MyTemplateForm is defined.
>
>class MyAppForm : MyTemplateForm
>{
> ...
>}
>
>The catch is you have to do this in code - there's no way to have the VS editors automatically subclass - you have to create a regular form then add the subclassing stuff yourself.
>
>Now if you're talking about control inheritance that's a little difference, You will get the controls but have little control over those controls from the parent class...
>
>Markus Egger had an article about this a couple of years back in Code Magazine which pointed out what you could and couldn't do with .Net form and control inheritance.
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>+++ Rick ---
>
>>Hi,
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