Thanks Cetin see reply to Marcie

>>I know how to do this in design mode I want to do all in code here.
>>
>>Why does this code error:
>>
>>VFP 7.0 SP1
>>Errors at .NEWOBJECT('ChkSelect',.....
>>Error: "Error with chkSelect - Value : Data type mismatch."
>>
>>This is called during init of form.
>>Grid column count is set to -1 in design mode.
>>Grid Record Source is set to (none).
>>The cursor csDateList 1ST Column is a Logical (should not matter not bound yet)
>>BaseCtrls.ChkBase.VALUE is defaulted to .F.
>>
>>
>>

>>WITH THISFORM
>>   SELECT csDateList
>>
>>   WITH .grdChangeDates
>>      .COLUMNCOUNT  = 6
>>      .DELETEMARK   = .F.
>>      .SCROLLBARS   = 2
>>      .HIGHLIGHT    = .F.
>>      .HIGHLIGHTROW = .F.
>>
>>      WITH .Column1
>>         .NEWOBJECT('chkSelect', 'cchkBase', 'BaseCtrls')
>>
>>         .CURRENTCONTROL = 'chkSelect'
>>         .SPARSE         = .F.
>>         .CONTROLSOURCE  = 'csDateList.DateChgSel'
>>         .READONLY       = .F.
>>         .WIDTH          = 15
>>         .Header1.CAPTION = 'Code'
>>      ENDWITH
>>ENDWITH
>>

>
>Ron,
>What's datatype of csDateList.DateChgSel ? And if that's a type suiatable for a checkbox (num or logical) first set controlsource then add checkbox.
>Cetin