There are three ways to create a control array at design time:
Note You must create menu control arrays in the Menu Editor. For details on how to do this, see "Creating and Modifying Menus at Run Time" in "Creating a User Interface."
To add a control array element by changing its name
For example, if the name of the first element in a control array is cmdCtlArr, you would choose a command button to add to the array and then set its name to cmdCtlArr. The message "You already have a control named 'cmdCtlArr.' Do you want to create a control array?" is displayed. Choose Yes to confirm the operation.
Controls added this way share only their Name property and control type; all other properties remain the same as when the control was originally drawn.
To add a control array element by copying an existing control
This control is assigned an index value of 1. The first control you drew has a value of 0.
The index value of each new array element corresponds to the order in which the element was added to the control array. When controls are added this way, most of the visual properties, such as height, width, and color, are copied from the first control in the control array to the new controls.