-    m_hWnd = (WXHWND)::CreateWindowEx
-                       (
-                        GetExStyle(style),  // extended style
-                        classname,          // the kind of control to create
-                        NULL,               // the window name
-                        style,              // the window style
-                        0, 0, 0, 0,         // the window position and size
-                        GetHwndOf(GetParent()),  // parent
-                        (HMENU)GetId(),     // child id
-                        wxGetInstance(),    // app instance
-                        NULL                // creation parameters
-                       );
+    WXDWORD dwExstyle;
+    WXDWORD dwStyle = OS2GetStyle( lStyle, &dwExstyle );
+
+    return OS2CreateControl( zClassname
+                            ,dwStyle
+                            ,rPos
+                            ,rSize
+                            ,rsLabel
+                            ,dwExstyle
+                           );
+} // end of wxControl::OS2CreateControl
+
+bool wxControl::OS2CreateControl( const wxChar*   zClassname,
+                                  WXDWORD         dwStyle,
+                                  const wxPoint&  rPos,
+                                  const wxSize&   rSize,
+                                  const wxString& rsLabel,
+                                  WXDWORD         dwExstyle )
+{
+    //
+    // Doesn't do anything at all under OS/2
+    //
+    if (dwExstyle == (WXDWORD)-1)
+    {
+        dwExstyle = 0;
+        (void) OS2GetStyle(GetWindowStyle(), &dwExstyle);
+    }
+    //
+    // All controls should have these styles (wxWidgets creates all controls
+    // visible by default)
+    //
+    if (m_isShown )
+        dwStyle |= WS_VISIBLE;
+
+    wxWindow* pParent = GetParent();
+    PSZ zClass = "";
+
+    if (!pParent)
+        return false;
+
+    if ((wxStrcmp(zClassname, _T("COMBOBOX"))) == 0)
+        zClass = WC_COMBOBOX;
+    else if ((wxStrcmp(zClassname, _T("STATIC"))) == 0)
+        zClass = WC_STATIC;
+    else if ((wxStrcmp(zClassname, _T("BUTTON"))) == 0)
+        zClass = WC_BUTTON;
+    else if ((wxStrcmp(zClassname, _T("NOTEBOOK"))) == 0)
+        zClass = WC_NOTEBOOK;
+    else if ((wxStrcmp(zClassname, _T("CONTAINER"))) == 0)
+        zClass = WC_CONTAINER;
+    if ((zClass == WC_STATIC) || (zClass == WC_BUTTON))
+        dwStyle |= DT_MNEMONIC;
+
+    m_dwStyle = dwStyle;
+    m_label = rsLabel;
+    wxString label;
+    if (dwStyle & DT_MNEMONIC)
+        label = ::wxPMTextToLabel(m_label);
+    else
+        label = m_label;
+
+    // clipping siblings does not yet work
+    dwStyle &= ~WS_CLIPSIBLINGS;
+
+    m_hWnd = (WXHWND)::WinCreateWindow( (HWND)GetHwndOf(pParent) // Parent window handle
+                                       ,(PSZ)zClass              // Window class
+                                       ,(PSZ)label.c_str()       // Initial Text
+                                       ,(ULONG)dwStyle           // Style flags
+                                       ,(LONG)0                  // X pos of origin
+                                       ,(LONG)0                  // Y pos of origin
+                                       ,(LONG)0                  // control width
+                                       ,(LONG)0                  // control height
+                                       ,(HWND)GetHwndOf(pParent) // owner window handle (same as parent
+                                       ,HWND_TOP                 // initial z position
+                                       ,(ULONG)GetId()           // Window identifier
+                                       ,NULL                     // no control data
+                                       ,NULL                     // no Presentation parameters
+                                      );