>>How can I resize a control like a textbox or combo to the size of the field that it is bound to? Note: in the form designer, not at runtime.
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>>If I drag and drop a field from the dataenvironment this is automatic, but how can I do this after the fact or with my own control classes. I do not want to assign the field a control in the table itself.
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>Evan,
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>Here's how I do it, and its not pretty but it works and it is easy.
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>I put a label in the form and set the font to the same as the textbox. Then I give the label a caption that has the same number of characters as the field, if it is character I use the letter H because it is average width for porportional fonts. Then Idrag the label to just inside the left border of the textbox, click the textbox and use Shift+Arrow to size the textbox so it contains the label well. Then I delete the label.

I am glad you posted this! I do the same thing on the form and report designers.