>>>All,
>>>
>>>I would appreciate some suggestions on how to dynamically change backcolor in a grid cell.
>>>
>>>For example, the user enters, or changes the value of the quantity of the order item. Something like: green if < instock, yellow = instock, red > instock.
>>>
>>>I have tried the column DynamicBackColor, but I am not making it do what I want.
>>>
>>>Should I be looking at the valid on the textbox instead?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Al
>>
>>DynamicBackColor is how you do it. Look at the Solutions Samples for an example on how to do this.
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>Thanks Craig,
>
>That is the way I have been doing it, in the Init(), but seem to be setting the whole column based on the first value and does not refresh. I have to close and open the form to get the new color. I tried puting the same code in the Refresh() as well, but that didn't fix it either.
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>I will go back to Solutions Samples and start over. Thanks again.
>
>Al

There are examples in the Solution Samples that show how to do an indivual cell.