Add a meber varibale of the control type to your form view class. Then call Create on it in the OnInitialUpdate() procedure. You will also need to position the control correctly on your formview using MoveWindow() etc. If you re-size your form in OnSize() check to make sure the actual windows exist before trying to move them around. CButton m_MyButton ; m_MyButton.Create("STOP!", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | BS_OWNERDRAW | WS_TABSTOP | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS, CRect(0, 0, 10, 10), this, IDC_OF_YOUR_BUTTON) ; m_MyButton.MoveWindow(...) ; // put button in correct place Don;t forget to call m_MyButton.DestroyWindow() in the OnDestroy of your FormView. Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 I think I need a new quote, I am on the prowl, so look out for a soft cute furry looking animal, which is really a Hippo in disguise. Its probably me.

if you're using MFC it shouldn't be too difficult to call Create on a CButton object that you can allocate dynamically - haven't tried myself I have to say :)

Your button object is define as a local variable,try to define a member variable to do this. Thinking in difference!

You can add a member object of the class to your CWinApp derived class. Now you can use AfxGetApp() to get a pointer to your CWinApp derived object. Cast this to your actual derived class and use the member object directly. This way you can avoid using a global. Regards, Nish Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]