>>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;

What about assignment of array's value?