deleting multiple controls all at once

[Klaus Major]

Hi Josh,

> Is there a way to delete a bunch of controls whose names match a  
> wildcard expression like "thing.?" or "thing.??" all at once  
> elegantly?
>
> example:
>
> thing.23
> thing.46
> thing.4
> thing.142
>
>
> delete all controls named "thing." & ?? doesn't work :-)
>
>
> Friends don't let friends do this:
>
> 	REPEAT with n = 1 to 300
>             IF exists  ("thing." & n) THEN
>                 delete "thing." & n
>             END IF
>       END REPEAT

try this:

	REPEAT with n = 1 to 300
             IF exists(control ("thing." & n)) THEN
                 delete control("thing." & n)
             END IF
       END REPEAT

> :P

:-)


Regards

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de