Hi Steve,

Thanks for the suggestion...it's almost as easy as VFP but not quite there (yet) :)

Mike


>Mike,
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>One option is to design it visually, on a form, and copy/paste the block of code out of the InitializeComponent() method of the form into your class definition. Find/Replace to get rid of this.textBox1, and your just about there...
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>>Hi,
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>>I have a VFP background and I'm dipping my toes into the C# world and have immediately stumbled :)
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>>I am accustomed to designing my base classes visually. For example, I subclass a native VFP button by dropping one on a form in the form designer, set the button's properties for Font, ForeColor, BackColor, Flat, etc. then save the button as a class. The button class is now available for drag and drop to other form. Simple and easy for me.
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>>How do I go about doing this (or somthing like it) in the C# .NET IDE? I can't seem to find a way to do the class design visually.
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>>TIA
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>>Mike