no what I mean is, do I have to add an object, like a label, onto the top of the grid and modify it's event? Or is there somewhere on the actual grid that I can do this?

>You mean the header that has a caption for the column? With respect to users being able to figure out what to click to change the sort order in the grid?
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>To help my users, I make the header caption forecolor RED for the currently sorted column. If the caption color is BLUE, it means they can click that to change the order to that column. A BLACK header is default and does no action.
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>>That's what I figured but can you actually discern the header from the rest of the grid? It seems as if it were all 1 unit?
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>>>For a grid, what I do is put code to change the sort order in the Click method of the grid headers.
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>>>>sorry I am not familiar with those 2 anacronisms. So what event do you apply when the user clicks on the grid heading. Actually, I don' think you can specify the heading but rather the whole grid. (haven't used grids too much)
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>>>>>>I see the standard way to sort a list in standard apps is to click on the column's title bar. Is that done with a grid in vfp. Can it be enabled with the browse window?
>>>>>>-Thanks.
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>>>>>Grids are the VFP way [and IMO better way] of providing browse functionality to your users. I do not know of a way to do what you want using a regular browse window except by using OKLs. A browse window has no PEMs.