>My end users need to add/remove, position and resize a label, textbox and
>combobox based objects in forms, change their controlsources.
>Unfortunately, MODIFY FORM command will not work in standalone exe.
>
>Previously, I stored those form object specification in separate table and
>use this.addobject(), .top=, .controlsource= etc. in form init to create those objects.
>However, controlsource binding seems to be very slow in vfp: it takes 4 seconds every time to open EACH invoice!
>
>I studied the scx file and found that I need to add a record for each
>object and set its properties in the properties memo field.
>Also, last record in the scx file must be special, of type comment.
>
>So I plan to make a program which allows user to add/remove fields by deleting and adding records in scx file.
>I don't need to change events/methods, so there is no need to compile.
>
>Is object instantion from scx file, without addobject, faster?
>I discovered that special COMMENT record must be always last in scx file.
>Are there some other restrictions to scx order?
>Are there such kind of screen designer for available for end user?


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