Bill,

Yes, we have a DataBind() method in each base class, like a TextBox. Here's some sample code:

// -- in the base class (ie. a TextBox):
public virtual void DataBind(System.Data.DataTable Data, string Path)
{
  this.DataBindings.Add("Text", Data, Path);
{

// -- in the Load() of the form where the object has been dropped:
  this.MyTextBox.DataBind(this.MyDataSet.MyTable, "FirstName");

~~Bonnie



>>don't recall right now what they are) and so, like JVP, we also have our own DataBind() method in all of our base objects. Is this the "right" way to
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>Does this DataBind() method exist in the base classes of your user controls? ie: TextBox? Are you setting properties and evaluating them at run time to bind the controls? Or are you talking about the same kind of DataBind() method at the form level holding data binding .Clear() and .Add() calls?