>I've done the define class method. Now I have to add all the columns in the init of the grid with addobject. Is this the
>correct way to do it? It seems rather cumbersome because it really doesn't give me a complete reusable grid class.
>All objects have to be added specifically in each app. I can't just set columncount anymore. :(

Have you tried adding an Assign method to the ColumnCount property of your baseclass grid?