My apologies Cetin,

Did I quick test & mistakenly misread the results. Will take another look.

Robin



>Robin,
>Exactly that.
>The code would return you the first 'human' visible column's 'index' after the locked columns. All you need is to:
>

>lnIndex = GetColumnOnLeft( thisform.myGrid )
>oColumn = thisform.myGrid.Columns( m.lnIndex )
>

>Cetin
>
>
>>Hi Cetin
>>
>>I want to know what the 1st visible column is after the locked columns, even if the user has used the vertical scrollbar.
>>
>>When I say visible I dont mean the property, I mean that the user can see in the grid.
>>
>>Robin
>>
>>
>>>>If I have a grid with several columns locked, is it possible work out what the first visible column on the right of the split is?
>>>
>>>From http://www.foxite.com/archives/column-locking-in-a-grid-0000198556.htm
>>>

* GetColumnOnLeft.prg
>>>LPARAMETERS toGrid
>>>Local ix
>>>With toGrid
>>>  For ix = .LockColumns+1 To .ColumnCount
>>>    If Objtoclient(.Columns(m.ix),2) > 0
>>>      Return m.ix
>>>    Endif
>>>  Endfor
>>>Endwith
>>>return -1

>>>Cetin