>Dragan - i'm doing something similar... using...
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>  .dynamicbackcolor="ncolor"
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>I am using memoeditboxes in the grid columns instead of textboxes. Not sure if thats the problem but i dont see the color. I've tried setting the memoeditboxes' BACKSTYLE to TRANSPARENT thinking that would let the assigned color show, but no joy.
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>The cursor is populated and the nColor1 field is set w/ the code below, and the dynamicbackcolor is assigned using...
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>thisform.grd1.column2.DynamicBackColor = "tmpweek.nColor1"
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>'nColor1' field assignment code....
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>lnretval = rgb(255,255,255)
>DO CASE
>   *--- zero payed
>   CASE lcTotPaid = 0
>      lnretval = rgb(255,255,255)
>   *--- existing balance
>   CASE lcBalance > 0
>      lnretval = rgb(255,255,128)
>   *--- payed in full
>   CASE lcTotCost = lcTotPaid
>      lnretval = rgb(128,255,128)
>ENDCASE
>RETURN lnretval
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>The nColor1 assignment code works and i can browse the table and see the numeric value set by the RGB code above. Any ideas?

None yet - haven't tried this with editboxes. Does this work for other columns where you may have the default textbox? Does the column still have the default textbox or is the editbox the only control in it? What's the setting of .sparse for the column?