Hi Again....well Ihave been playing, and I have managed to get SOME where. I worked out a way to add items to the OCX if it is derived froma VCL control, BUT when I click on the control, it tells me that it has no parent. Do I have to do anything special here, or as per a normal component ?? Anyone know ? Jeremy Coulter Jeremy Coulter (Manager) Visual Software Solutions Christchurch, New Zealand PH 03-3521595 FAX 03-3521596 MOBILE 021-2533214 www.vss.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi"