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   Thanks for the info, Steve. That helps.   
   In fact I found a web site that tells me that constituant controls do not   
   yet exist during the Initialize event, so that sound like it!   
      
   "Steve Gerrard"  wrote in message   
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   > "The Mess"  wrote in message   
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   > | Here's a simple example of my problem...   
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   > | I find it very curious that it does the Initialize event, then the   
   > Resize   
   > | event, then the ReadProperties event.   
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   > | It seems that adding something to the ComboBox with AddNew does this.   
   > | When it's commented out it works like the docs say: Initialize event,   
   > then   
   > | the ReadProperties event, then the Resize event.   
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   > | Am I not understanding something right, or is this not the right   
   > behaviour.   
   > | I guess the workaround must be to put this in the ReadProperties   
   > event?   
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   > This appears to be true for any type of control on the user control.   
   > Also, you don't have to actually change anything; merely inspecting a   
   > property of a contained control will do it. I tried "If Line1.X1 = 7   
   > Then", which also causes the Resize event to occur before the   
   > ReadProperties event.   
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   > Evidently any reference to a contained control requires something to   
   > happen that triggers the resize event. I am in VB6, so I am pretty sure   
   > MS's response to this would be "This behavior is by design."   
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   > So, I would say, do not count on ReadProperties occuring before Resize,   
   > unless you are willing to have Initialize not look at or touch anything.   
   > What you do instead depends on what you need to do. By the way, normally   
   > the size of the control is determined by the settings of the actual   
   > control placed on a form.   
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