Hey Barbara, thanks for the reply...

>Part 2: Certainly this 'extra' field can be used to handle 'selected' rows, but have you tried working with a list instead of a view. If you aren't editing on the grid, the list has all of the multi-select options you need, and you can write code for handling selected items.

I'm actually displaying 20+ columns of information from the view. The reason i'm trying to shoehorn my own grid select behavior into the grid is because the user needs to be able to sort this list and also rearrange and resize columns. All of the examples of the List that I've seen have been static representations of the data (no way to swap columns). Is there a way to incorporate multiple columns into a list that I have missed (I have limited experience with them)...

Editing in this list may or may not be an issue. I would rather keep editing away from the grid and use it just for selecting right now.

>Only the first item in a selected group will be dragged if you have the mover bars enabled, but you can program so it LOOKS like the selected batch is moved.

I'm not worrying about rearranging them, the sort order is taken care of by the grid header methods, selecting and making it look like multi-select with the list box is what i'm looking for.