I have seen many programs do this particular method. If a user is trying to create an invoice program, they have a grid. If there are no records, then they usually can see one button on the grid that says 'ADD' (usually in place of where the item code is). They click on the button and it appends a record, then shows a combo box for the item code in place of the button 'ADD'. The add button then moves down below that record so that the user can add another item. I attempted to modify the current control in the init method, but the no matter if I sparse the column or not the button would not show up, let alone the combobox. The text box was all I could see. Can anyone give any suggestions? Thanks!!