>>What is the equivalent of the Visual FoxPro command AddObject() in Visual Basic?
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>What does AddObject() do ?

From the Visual FoxPro help:

Adds an object to a Container object at run time.

Syntax

Object.AddObject(cName, cClass [, cOLEClass] [, aInit1, aInit2 ...])

Arguments

cName   Specifies the name used to reference the new object.

cClass   Specifies the class of the object to add.

cOLEClass   Specifies the OLE class of the object to add.

aInit1, aInit2   Specifies parameters passed to the Init event of the new object.