Hi Dave.

>> The column with that display requirement would have the textbox replaced with a custom control that displayed the appropriate string based on the underlying data value. Or maybe I don't yet understand what you can / can't do with custom grid cells? <<

The problem here is that a "lookup" textbox in a grid column would be problematic because textboxes, unlike combo boxes, do not have a DisplayValue.

Personally, I think there are other, much simpler, ways to solve the problem. If you don't want to create a parameterized view, you can always (as Mike suggested) set a relation into the lookup table.

FWIW, I have a bunch of custom textboxes and combo boxes created especially for use in grids. I have textboxes that do incremental searching in grids, move the cursor down a row instead of over a column when < ENTER > or < TAB > is pressed, etc. etc. There is a lot that you can do with custom grid controls < s >

Marcia