>>I have a txtDate control that works fine when I drop it into a form, but if I drop it into a column of a grid it causes "illegal operation" during init() and drops me out of VFP5.0.
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>>txtDate.Format='D'
>>grid.Col2.Format='D'
>>grid.Col2.Bound = .t.
>>grid.Col2.ControlSource=v_services.cs_date (view, type='D')
>>error is trigger regardless of what grid.Col2.CurrentControl is set to.
>>the line that triggers the error is "this.value={}".
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>TIA
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>Is 'This.Value' part of Control.Init event? If yes, then it really can trigger a problem, because normally Grid.Column.Control inherits values,datatypes,etc from Grid.Recordsource and/or Column.Controlsource. If you want to show something in particular grid cell, then you should change value of appropriate record.field in grid.recordsource.

Thanks. Seems so obvious once I think about it.