>>>>>My grid is driven by a table called collections
>>>>>
>>>>>If the service column of any record contains any one of the following I want that row to be black, otherwise red
>>>>>
>>>>>STANDARD
>>>>>ECONOMY SERVICE
>>>>>STANDARD (EXPRESS)
>>>>>ECONOMY
>>>>>
>>>>>and where do I put the relevant code?
>>>>
>>>>

>>>>*** Init event of the Form
>>>>
>>>>thisform.GridObject.SetAll("DynamicForeColor","thisform.SetGridColor()","Column")
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>*** Add a new method in the form called SetGridColor
>>>>*** In it:
>>>>lnRetColor = RGB(0,0,0) && Black
>>>>IF UPPER(ALLTRIM(GridTable.ServiceColumn)) == "STANDARD"           OR;
>>>>   UPPER(ALLTRIM(GridTable.ServiceColumn)) == "ECONOMY SERVICE"    OR;
>>>>   UPPER(ALLTRIM(GridTable.ServiceColumn)) == "STANDARD (EXPRESS)" OR;
>>>>   UPPER(ALLTRIM(GridTable.ServiceColumn)) == "ECONOMY"
>>>>   lnRetColor = RGB(255,0,0) && Red
>>>>ENDIF
>>>>
>>>>RETURN m.lnRetColor
>>>>

>>>>I made it as a method, because if tomorrow you (your client) decide to have different colors for different Services to be much easier :-)
>>>
>>>Boris
>>>
>>>I get unknown member gridobject when the form loads
>>>
>>>Colin
>>
>>
>>GridObject -> this should be the real name of the grid. Something like thisform.Grid1 or Thsiform.Container1.Grid1 ...
>>I don't know this real name of the grid, that is why I used some name :-)
>
>of course - grid 1
>
>bit it's setting the backcolor not the forcolor - see my second post
>
>Thanks

No way.
When you use DynamicForeColor the ForeColor will be changed.