>Arrgh. Slightly more than a minute. Oh well.
>
>So the only way to do it is to add a custom class? Yech.
>
>Would it work if I put in the form's init method a call to the text box's addproperty method?

It's supposed to work in VFP6 (basically I'm still with VFP5), but the normal OO design (IMHO) does not like it.