David,

That become a three liner builder:

aselobj( laCol )
laCol[1].RemoveObject( "text1" )
laCol[1].AddObject( "cbo1", "combobox" )

of course error checking etc adds a little, but a builder really can be as easy as above.

>I am trying to speedup development. I am looking for builders that format controls and set properties. VFP 9 has favorites in Properties windows but I am using VFP 8. Sometimes, I add combo or check boxes to grid and it takes time. I like to save this repeated work.