John,
Header1 might not be the name too :) It's extremely rare it's not the first control but yes possibility exists :)
Cetin

>Hi Cetin,
>
>You don't want to do Controls(1) because under certain circumstances, the Header may not be the first control in the column. What about...
>
>This.Columns(nColumnCounter].Header1.Caption.
>
>Header1 is the default name for the Header when Column is added.
>
>
>>>I want to be able to change the caption of the header in a column from a grid programatically. How do I do this?
>>>
>>>I can access the column but no the header.
>>>example:
>>> This.Columns[nColumnCounter].Width = mylen
>>>
>>>Thanx
>>>Merril
>>
>>This.Columns[nColumnCounter].Controls(1).Caption = ....
>>Cetin