>Naomi --
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>You will see the effect you describe if you have changed the top/left/height/width of a control that has a non-zero anchor setting.
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>So, the trick is to set the anchor to zero before making the change, then set it back to its original value afterward.
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>Jim
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Yes, that's how I solved it, but it doesn't look like the editbox is resized correctly. It is now a bit too big. I'm playing with that form now. Wanted to reply to Dmitry with a clever response as "no, I will keep all of you suffering in darkness", but you were quicker...

Made few minor fixes and now everything works as it should.