Have a look at "Forum: Visual FoxPro Category: Coding, syntax & commands Title: Re: Disabling a container Thread #613278 Message #615050"

It shows a way to add code to your base container class that will disable all the controls when the main container's enabled changes.

>Hi
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>Using newobject I am creating controls in a container on a form.
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>I want to enable and disable the controls and I can do that by enabling the container. But that doesn't highlight the controls as disabled.
>Is there a way of finding what controls are in the container and disabling them individually .
>Or do I have to store the control names as I create them and then use that.
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>Thanks
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>Nick Mason