>>>Try This
>>>
>>>For i=1 to thisform.controlcount
>>> thisform.controls(i).dowhatever
>>>Endfor
>>
>>I like that idea. Then I can put an IF in the loop to exclude ones I don't want.
>
>However, this code doesn't drill down into containers. For that, I use this:


That's ok. I didn't want it to go into containers. But I'll keep yours in mind if I ever do.

Thanks,

-Michelle




>********************************************************
>* calls a method of each of a container's objects
>* returns immediately if any return .F.
>*
>procedure ForEach(tcnt, tcMethod)
>
>local lctrl
>for each lctrl in tcnt.Controls
> if PEMStatus(lctrl, tcMethod, 5)
> if !lctrl.&tcMethod.()
> return .F.
> endif
> endif
> if lctrl.BaseClass == "Container"
> if !ForEach(lctrl, tcMethod)
> return .F.
> endif
> endif
>endfor
>
>return .T.
>
>This calls a method, but you can adapt it to set properties.