>>>Hi,
>>>Just pass the field to the function, VFP will evaluate runtime
>>>
>>>What error message you get?
>>
>>John,
>>
>>In the Function, your CASE statements refer only to FIXED values "0001" and "0002" for UPSINO. UPSINO is the ID number for a piece of equipment. It could have a value of any string up to seven characters. So I can have a UPSINO that looks like "TC00001" "TC0002" , or even "LTC00045", "LTC00046", etc. And in the resulting cursor, there will be multiple lines for any one of these UPSINOs. So I want to alternate like "green bar" paper, but not by every other row, rather alternate when the UPSINO changes each time in the resulting grid.
>>
>>In the function you describe, it looks like you want me to make a CASE statement for every possibility of UPSINO.
>>
>>Am I totally missing it or what?
>
>OK, then here's a better one: add one integer field to your cursor and let's name it nColor. For each group you can assign it a RGB number of your choice. You can alternate two colors, or n colors - whatever you like.
>
>Something like this:
>
>

n=0
>dimension aColors[4]
>aColors[1]=0xFFFFFF
>aColors[2]=0x00FFFF
>aColors[3]=0xE2E2E2
>aColors[4]=0xFF7fFF
>
>set order to upsino
>locate
>do while !eof()
>   n=n+1
>   if n>4
>      n=1
>   endif
>   c=upsino
>   replace nColor with aColors[n] while c=upsino
>enddo

>
>Then have
>
Elgin
>.dynamicbackcolor="ncolor"
>
>...and there you are. No expressions to evaluate, no functions to call.

Dragan,

Thanks, but what if I'm using Views to populate my grid. I can't use ALTER TABLE on a View. Will I have to add a Formula field on something to my Views (over 20 of them). I''d like to be able to get the result without having to alter the View. (I have a couple of instances where it MAY be a cursor, but mostly Views.)

Thanks