I see, you want to check ColumnHasComment value but change ColumnSono color depending on value in the HasComment column. If so, it may be a bit more complex - I'll answer on Saturday's night if you didn't get answer earlier.

>>>Do the exact same code but check at the top for "ColumnSono" instead of "ColumnHasComment"
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>What would the code look like?
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>When dealing the event for ColumnSono e.Value contains the Sono , not the hascomment value.
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>I want to change the backcolor of ColumnSono if hascomment = "Y:
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>The code below sets the backcolor of the ColumnHasComments column to Red if the source data table record has "Y" in the hascomment field.
>>That works fine.
>>How would I set the backcolor of another column (ColumnSono) to Red for the same condition (hascomment = "Y")
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>> private void dataGridViewTrackingSearch_CellFormatting(object sender, DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs e)
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>> if (dataGridViewTrackingSearch.Columns[e.ColumnIndex].Name.Equals("ColumnHasComment"))
>> {
>> if (e.Value != null)
>> {
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>> if (e.Value.ToString() == "Y")
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>> e.CellStyle.BackColor = Color.Red;
>> e.CellStyle.SelectionBackColor = Color.DarkRed;
>> }
>> }
>> }
>> } // end CellFormatting
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