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>I am presently using this utility to create custom classes that I can drop on my forms visually. It is called prgtovcx and I believe that it is part of the TRUE pack of several (4?) utilities that Tom Rettig released to public domain. Problem is I can't figure out where I got these from. I have used it to allow me to make basic changes to classes that cannot be made in the class designer (for example I couldn't figure out how to make standard properties protected without creating a program generated class), or just to create custom classes, and allow them to be appear on my form controls toolbar for dragging and dropping.
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>The only drawback is that you can't refrence any class in your program code, that doesn't exist in the VCX that you're putting the code in. Thus all superclasses have to reside in the same VCX.
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>I like the tool, and I hope you can find it somewhere! If you can't maybe I can e-mail you a full copy complete with disclaimers-etc. I'll have to see if I have the complete file.
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>later
>tc

Hi Tony;

I certainly wouldn't mind an email of prgtovcx. I am interested in using it to maintain my baseclass of common controls (textboxs, combos etc.) I think I had TRUE.EXE about two years ago when I got it from compuserve. I've let my compuserve membership lapse though because I wasn't using it much. At the time I didn't what the big deal was about converting program code to a VCX file. I can see the value now. So if you don't mind emailing me a copy you can send it to boblucas@minerva.ca (my daytime address)

Arnon suggests manipulating the VCX file as a table, and I know that could be done but I think having my base classes in a PRG file where I could cut and paste a new property, description, etc to all classes would be so much EASIER! (without admitting I'm to lazy to bother!)

Thanks.

Bob