>>Jason,
>>The way I do it is to have two controls in the column: a textbox bound to the Worker Name as well as the combo box. When the column is active, set the CurrentControl property of the column to the combo. When the column is inactive, set CurrentControl to the textbox.
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>Why not use a combobox with multiple columns; make the WorkerName the first column, and a later column that is not displayed as the BoundColumn?

I've had problems getting the grid to display correctly when I do it this way, Ed. What works great directly on a form isn't always as successful in a grid.