>Hi Bruce,
> I need to know the absolute number of the column for which I have an object referenceto. Since columns can be moved, the relative column number is not useful for this purpose. For example, if the user moves the 3rd column one position to the left, its relative column number becomes 2 but its absolute column number is 3. I need to know how to get the '3' from an object reference to the column.
> Thanks, Chaim
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I THINK THAT
? FIELD() GIVES YOU THE REAL POSITION OF THE COLUMN
LIKE ?FIELD(FILEDNAME2)..THE ANSWER IS 2