llIsAdded = ( type("thisform.myGrid.columns(ix).myText1.name") = "C" ) * Or llIsAdded = ( type("thisform.myGrid.columns(ix).myText1") = "O" ; and !isnull(thisform.myGrid.columns(ix).myText1) ; and lower(thisform.myGrid.columns(ix).myText1.class) = "textcl") * Or for each oColumn in thisform.myGrid llIsAdded = .f. for each oControl in oColumn.Controls if lower(oControl.class) = "textcl" llIsAdded = .t. endif endfor if !llIsAdded && Not added to this column messagebox("Not added to column "+str(ix,2)) endif endfor *etcCetin