>The way I have my forms set up currently.. they do have an empty grid ... does this methodology make a difference ?

Nope, you can still use the idea in the thread I gave you.

You add the code to the grid instance. Then, when you build the columns, add your columm, header, and textbox classes instead of baseclasses, that call the grid methods such as HeaderClick, ColumnDoubleClick, ect. and you've got what you want.