>You can store an expression longer than 255 in length to a property. But you can retrieve only 256 back.
>Reproducing code:
>

>Public oForm
>oForm = Createobject('myForm')
>oForm.Show()
>
>Define Class myForm As Form
>	DataSession = 2
>	Height = 400
>	Width = 600
>	Add Object myGrid As Grid With RecordSource = 'Customer', ;
>		Height = 350, Width = 600
>	Add Object getDynExpr As CommandButton With Caption = "Din.Expr",Top =360
>
>	Procedure getDynExpr.Click
>		Local lcExpr
>		lcExpr = Thisform.myGrid.Columns(1).DynamicForeColor
>		Messagebox(Transform(Len(m.lcExpr))+Chr(13)+m.lcExpr)
>	Endproc
>
>	Procedure Load
>		Use (_samples+'data\customer')
>	Endproc
>
>	Procedure Init
>		Local lcExpr
>                lcExpr = '(IIF(LEFT(cust_id,1)="C" and country != "USA"'+
>                        ' and maxordamt >= 1000 and title = "Sales Representative"'+;
>			' and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1'+;
>                        ' and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1'+;
>			' and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1'+;
>                        ' and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1 and 1=1'+;
>			' and ATC("c",Company) > 0, RGB(255,0,0), RGB(0,0,0)))'
>		This.myGrid.Columns(1).DynamicForeColor = m.lcExpr
>	Endproc
>Enddefine
>

Cetin
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Yes, Cetin. Only 256 back in vfp9sp2