Hello Marcia

>
>>> I thought about saving the grid as a class and then reinstating it, but I don't know how to do that yet, or even if it can be done. <<
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>In the form designer, select the grid and from the file menu select Save As Class.
>

I managed that bit - but how do you re-instantiate it?



>In the code where you set up the grid again, try
>
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>WITH frmMyForm.MyPageframe.MyPage.MyGrid.Column3
>   .AddObject('MyCheckBox','CheckBox')
>   .CurrentControl = 'MyCheckBox'
>   .Sparse = .F.
>ENDWITH

now this worked - almost! The checkbox appeared but all blank - as though not bound to data. Yet any attempt by me to force its controlsource was rejected...

Nearly there though!

Thanks

Harry