when i start a button widget, it automatically fires the command? def HideNewClient(self, frame): frame.configure(bd=0, width=0, height=0) return pdb_btnSearch = Button(pdb_frmCommands, text="Search", relief=GROOVE, font=("Tahoma", 10), width=16, command=self.HideNewClient(pdb_frmNewClient)) any help would greatly be appreciated. Adonis