Hi Renoir -

This sounds like a perfect opportunity to create a builder. Take a look at "Using Builder.dbf" in the VFP help file. Other VFP functions you might want to look at are ASELOBJ(), READEXPRESSION(), WRITEEXPRESSION(), READMETHOD(), WRITEMETHOD(), and RESETTODEFAULT().

Good luck,
Scott

>Specific example: Any existing tool or simple way - not involving manually changing the meta file - for changing a particular property or method for all the Textboxes in a Grid during design time. Thanks!
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>Regards, Renoir