>>Dragan,
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>>I have tried this. I get the columns set up ok, but I dont see
>>any data.
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>I've been checking some grids we have here (framework code) and it has a blank grid (no source for anything - grid, columns, textboxes, all blank), and it does set the grid source first, then the columns, and then sets the number of columns from 15 (as defined in the class) to the real number. Works all the time. Just try to set the columncount to something big enough, or to blank the grid source beforehand.
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>Another possibility: the automatic refill of columns happens when you close and reopen the grid's source table - it destroys the columns and creates them automatically. I didn't say 'recreates' because it forgets the columns setup, and creates the default one-column-per-field setup. If you're creating a cursor, you'd better blank the grid.source (rowsource or whatever) before the old cursor gets closed. A better way still is to have a created cursor, zap it as needed and populate from another alias (selected cursor, table, whatever), just don't close it as long as your grid lives.

Addition: just step over the existing columns. It will create the automatic ones, but nevertheless just use them, overriding the column sources, withs and whatever you like, then set the number of columns to what you really use, i.e. discard the rest (or add as you go if you use up more than your actual field count). That is, if you stay at 'set the rowsource and live with automatic grid setup'.