>>I wouldn't use the UserControl if it's for a single control. IOW, all you'd be putting on the UserControl would be the Grid.
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>I think it can be a useful strategy at times. For example if you only surface specific properties of the grid you can prevent other programmers from changing certain aspects of the grid at design time.......

True, Viv. I *do* remember having problems with grids in this respect. But at the time, we weren't using Grids in our UI, so I didn't spend a lot of time trying to make one available in our Framework. Then, we started hiring a whole lotta new developers and there were a couple of those new guys who thought they could write our Framework classes better than me and my Framework Team. I finally just gave up (no support from upper management at all ... why the heck was I the Team Lead then?) and let them dig themselves a hole. I don't work there anymore. <g>

~~Bonnie