>thanks for your help guys,
>
>Cetin, no major reason just that I don't want it there since I'm not using it. I guess I've gotten so used to seeing just one object inside the column. But good point, sometimes being practical can save me more time.

Just checked some of my classes where I do this. Here's the order of moves:

- add the new control
- set it visible
- set it to be the currentcontrol
- remove text1

And then I don't see the text1 in the debugger.

A tip: if you're setting your own header, just add it. VFP is very stubborn here, the rule being the highlander rule: there can be only one and there must be one. That is, when you add a new header, it kills the old one; when you kill a header, it creates a default one.