u will have to draw them dynamically through frm.controls.add(controlname) if you want exactly similar to web, use WPF instead of ordinary Windows applications. Abhishek Sur

If you want to create a config file during the install process, then I would use a Custom Action[^]. Here's an example[^] that creates a database. This blog entry[^] may help if you are deploying a web project. This blog entry[^] may help you if you need to troubleshoot an issue with your Custom Action. Take care, Tom ----------------------------------------------- Check out my blog at http://tjoe.wordpress.com