If you hide the contained the contents are also hidden...EXCEPT

This is not true for Activex objects. They will still show despite the container being hidden. You have to explictly hide each and every one of them.

Aint MS a bxtxh!


>>I have a container which has an OptionGroup in it. When I set the visible property of the container to .F. the optiongroup is still visible. I was under the impressing that the container controled all its objects.
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>Just to follow on Davids comment - if the property window dialog shows the opg at the same tir as the container, the the opg is a form control.
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>To fix, select and cut the option group, then select the container and right click it. On the pop-up select edit, then drop the cut opg "in" the container.