>>Hi Bruce.
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>>What about using the DynamicFore and BackColor properties to turn colors to White on White if EMPTY(date)? You could always re-enable the normal colors on GotFocus.
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>That seemed like a great idea, until I went to implement it. I also have DynamicBack & Fore colors for highlighting, and the column change has a conflict - one dynamic change "overwrites" the other (depending on which way they're ordered)...

How about playing some games with DynamicCurrentControl with the appropriate "data" put in the "blank" control?

Bill