>>>>>>Add an assign method to the cCaption property and set the caption of the label in this method.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You can also add "this.cCaption=this.cCaption" in the init() of the container (IOW force the assing method).
>>>>
>>>>I tried that, but I still get the base class value at design time.
>>>
>>>That was a normal behaviour, the code was not interpreted until run time.
>>>If that bug you, you can create a builder for your class :-)
>>
>>OK, thanks, I guess I can just use the workaround. The behaviour I'm getting didn't bother me a whole lot ... but it did bother someone else who likes to be able to see what he's working on.
>
>A builder can be a really simple thing.
>Put this code in a prg and run it from the command window after selecting your class on the form at design time.
>
>

>*change label1 and myContainerClass to the actual name before using this :-)
>IF ASELOBJ(selection)>0 && test for the creation of the array
>   IF selection[1].baseclass="myContainerClass"
>       selection[1].label1.caption=selection[1].cCaption
>   ENDIF
>ENDIF
>

>
>HTH :-)

Aha! This works! ... it basically automates what I was doing by hand to force the non-default, but it will make it more palatable to my cohorts!

Thanks muchly!