>In your select that you use as the record source for your grid, add the following to your select:
>
>iif(!empty(memofieldname),00000255,16777215) as rowcolor
>
>Then, in each column of your grid, set dynamicBackColor = yourCursorName.rowcolor.
>FYI 255 is what getcolor() returns for red, and 16777215 is white.
>
>That does the trick for me.

So why not just use RGB() function and specify:

RGB(255,0,0) for Red
RGB(255,255,255) for White