>>Does a class exist for a grid which has a checkbox as one of its columns? The plan is to perform an operation on child records based upon whether a check is in the box for a particular record.
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>>TIA for any helpful info,
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>>Bill
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>I frequently use checkboxes in grids. Here's how:
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>* Select the grid on the form.
>* Choose the column (the one you want to add the checkbox to) from the dropdown list at the top of the Properties sheet.
>* Select the checkbox tool from Form Designer toolbar, go back to form and click on the column to add it. (Scroll the grid first, if needed.)
>* Go back to properties sheet and select that column's default textbox control.
>* Click on the form's title bar and hit your delete key to get rid of the textbox. Your checkbox should appear in the grid now.
>* Set the column's sparse property to .F.
>* Remove the checkbox's caption (usually) and set the column's controlsource and width (usually small, like 25).
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>That should do it. Hope this helps.
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>--Greg

Quite helpful. Thanks. I experimented with some of the info on the other thread responses. This is a cleaner more direct way and takes some of the guesswork (or lack of experience doing this) out of it. Much appreciated!

Bill