David,

I never get this pronlem with forms using VFP baseclasses. I dont get this problems with other VFP forms using these same classed controls. The only difference between this form and the other forms is that this form and its controls both are deep in hierarchy i.e. they are sub-classes at more than 2 levels away from baseclass. I think this is having big overhead when loading the form and so VFP is unable to refresh this form. A forced refresh due to Alt-Tab or Minimise/Maximise makes it refresh the form correctly.

Thanx
Hitendra,

>
>Can you create a form based on the VFP form baseclass and with a few VFP baseclass controls on it and see if it suffers the same problems? Don't put any code in any methods.
>
>>Nothing happens and the form remains as before. Oops, I realise that I didnt phrase the question correctly. The controls with data ( textboxes and combo ) get displayed properly with correct data but static text before these controls dont get displayed. Only on Alt-tab or minimise and maximise of application, they get displayed.
>>
>>BTW, the textbox and static text are part of a class and combo and textbox are part of another class. So it means that data-bound classed controls get displayed and the others dont.