Todd,
Thanks for the pointer and code :) However I have my own reasons designing them different.
I appreciate your code but just wanted to point a few places :
-I would prefer a grid level property in case I might have n grids (no problem having formwise).
-ARCC code is open to fail if columns are renamed or reordered. nColIndex return columnorder not actual columnindex. And you could never be sure if there is a text1 control there or if there is it might not be the current control.
-Moving setall code to refresh would only be usefull if columns are reconstructed. Still I'd prefer to call it once.
Cetin

>Cetin,
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>As another alternative, this is a class you can download which seems to accomplish your goal and more...
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>http://www.levelextreme.com/wconnect/wc.dll?UniversalThread~?2,54,Forum=5,28,1324
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>or code it out as I did :
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>1) CREATE A FORM PROPERTY CALLED RECNO (OR SOMETHING) AND SET VALUE TO 0
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>2) IN THE INIT EVENT OF THE GRID:
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>this.column1.text1.selectedbackcolor = rgb(255,255,128)
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>3) IN THE AFTERROWCOLCHANGE EVENT OF THE GRID:
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>LPARAMETERS nColIndex
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>this.refresh()
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>* set selected cell colors
>mycolumn="column"+alltrim(str(nColIndex))
>WITH this.&mycolumn..text1
> .selectedbackcolor = rgb(255,255,128) &&0,255,64)
> .backcolor = this.&mycolumn..text1.selectedbackcolor
> .selectedforecolor = rgb(0,0,0)
> .forecolor = this.&mycolumn..text1.selectedforecolor
>ENDWITH
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>4)IN THE RFRESH METHOD OF THE GRID:
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>Thisform.recno = recno("TABLENAME")
>This.setall("Dynamicbackcolor","iif(recno('TABLENAME')=thisform.vbrecno,rgb(255,255,128),rgb(255,255,255))","Column")
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>Regards,
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>Todd