>Here's a newbie C#
>
>I could write the code below in a few lines in VFP
>
>This isn't so bad but now now I have a similar situation with 52 values
>
>What's the best way to do this in VS 2008? (not VS 2010)
>
>
>

> switch (column)
>        {
>        case 0:
>          textBoxColumn1.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>          textBoxColumn1.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>          break;
>        case 1: 
>           textBoxColumn2.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>           textBoxColumn2.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>          break;
>        case 2:
>          textBoxColumn3.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>          textBoxColumn3.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>           break;
>        case 3:
>          textBoxColumn4.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>          textBoxColumn4.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>   
>          break;
>        case 4:
>          textBoxColumn5.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>          textBoxColumn5.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>   
>          break;
>        case 5:
>          textBoxColumn6.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>          textBoxColumn6.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>          break;
>        case 6:
>          textBoxColumn7.Text = stack[column, row].ToString();
>          textBoxColumn7.ForeColor = textboxforecolor; 
>         break; 
>        } 
>     
>

Assuming the textBoxColumnX items are textboxes (and that they exist):

string s = "textBoxColumn" + column.ToString();
((TextBox)this.Controls.Find(s, true)[0]).ForeColor = textboxforecolor;