Good question. i suspect that location is causing that code to fire more than it needs to. I've just moved it. thanks Naomi.

>Why do you set it in Activate? You can do it in the form's Init.
>
>>>any clue?
>>>
>>>thanks
>>
>>In the form's ACTIVATE i use...
>>
>>

>>thisform.grd.SetAll("DynamicBackColor","thisform.zGridColor()", "Column" )
>>

>>
>>And the method zGridColor does the following...
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>>

>>cColor = RGB(255,255,255)	 && white
>>DO CASE
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	*--- QA REJECTED
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	CASE tmpfcis.qa_reject
>>		cColor = RGB(255,128,255)		&& purple
>>
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	*--- QA COMPLETE
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	CASE tmpfcis.qacomp
>>		cColor = RGB(51,174,57)		&& dark green
>>		
>>		
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	*--- QA Back To Inspector
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	CASE tmpfcis.qaback
>>	
>>		cColor = RGB(47,208,208)		&& teal green
>>
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	*--- Asset Inventory Not Complete
>>	*-----------------------------------------
>>	CASE ! tmpfcis.parinvst OR ! tmpfcis.parinvel		
>>		cColor = RGB(255,255,128)		&& yellow
>>
>>ENDCASE
>>RETURN cColor
>>
>>