A computer program wizard builder. A method and apparatus are provided whereby a person not familiar with computer programming or computer programming languages can run a wizard to create or alter another wizard which sets up an application program with connection details and properties of industrial monitoring or control equipment. The method allows the setup wizard to be moved to other computers by a person with no computer programming skills. The method is a wizard which builds another wizard. The new wizard is a setup wizard which sets up or forms a de facto interface between the application program and the monitoring or control equipment.