How about you explain what you're trying to accomplish and then we can tell you how to accomplish it best in VB.NET? I have no idea what AbsolutePosition is but I bet I could tell you how to do what you want to do, if I knew what that was. Take the time and make the effort to provide a full and clear description of your issue from the start, instead of typing the shortest possible sentence you can, is going to give you a far better chance of getting the answer you want. That's good for you, isn't it?