>>>>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?
>
>Same principle (shrug):

TextBox t = (TextBox)this.Controls.Find(s, true)[0];
>t.Text = stack[column,row].ToString();
>t.ForeColor = textboxforecolor;

Do we need this code in a loop? E.g. column is a variable (0-6) ?