You are totally right Russell. I agree (re: AFUG).

I have discovered that the world of a cell in a grid is split into two parts.

1) Data-bound controls
2) Non-Data-bound controls

The Data bound controls respond to grid data-binding code and is pretty much non-negotiable.

On the flip-side of non-data-bound controls: these are controls like images, where the image can be pointed at a file on a row-by-row basis within the grid column. The methods take advantage of the cell-by-cell firing of the Dynamic properties. Because the data-binding code on the grid-column is focused on true data-binding controls, controls like images and so on scoot under the radar, but get the benefit of Dynamic code.

I have not found a way to cross the line between these two without getting into complex "creative" solutions. There are easier ways to handle the matter so I am shelving the idea for the time being.

This does bring up a wish: I wish I could control the data-binding process at the cell level rather than handing it off to the column object and being limited by what it can and cannot do.

That said -- it makes me wonder about inter-op between VFP and .NET and if there is a work-around I can take advantage of. However, I am on to implementing a solution for our business needs now and cannot wait any longer. I will revisit the matter as time permits.