Thank you. I think it's ok now. But I had to change the syntax where I put the alias name. Otherwise I get a syntax error.

THISform.pageframe1.page1.grid1.setall("Dynamicbackcolor", ;
"IIF(RECNO("+'"tranfile"'+")=grno,RGB(128,192,192),RGB(255,255,255))","Column")

Thanks again.

Joe