Hi Trey.

>> Yes, but then the colors aren't dynamic.
With my code, when you move columns around (even columns added on the fly - which I was under the assumption Julian was after), the columns are always alternating blue/white. <<

Good point. I had missed that. However, unless he is allowing is users to add columns to the grid on the fly at runtime, this code in the grid's init will do the trick:

FOR EACH loColumn IN This.Columns
  lcColumn = Strtran(Sys(1272, loColumn), Lower( ThisForm.Name ), "_screen.Activeform" )
  loColumn.DynamicBackColor = "IIF(" + ;
	 	lcColumn + ".ColumnOrder%2=0,RGB(255,255,255),RGB(0,0,255))"
ENDFOR

Marcia