>David, where do you apply this code?,
>
>I've used a function like this:
>
>

* this method provides the colored cells for the grdStages
>* they match the colors of the pages from the stack ticket
>
>lparameter pnRecno
>
>do case
>   case ( pnRecno = 1 )            && Yard
>      return rgb( 255, 255, 255 )
>   case ( pnRecno = 2 )            && Pre Dryer
>      return rgb( 255, 255, 0 )
>   case ( pnRecno = 3 )            && Kiln
>      return rgb( 255, 128, 255 )
>   case ( pnRecno = 4 )            && Cooling Shed
>      return rgb( 255, 128, 0 )
>   case ( pnRecno = 5 )            && Plant
>      return rgb( 255, 255, 164 )
>   otherwise
>      return rgb( 192, 192, 192 )
>endcase

>
>with a column.DynamicBackColor set to:
>
>

thisform.StageColor(recno("stackstages"))

>
>It works like a charm.
>
>>I think I have seen here somewhere about making alternate rows of a grid a different color. This is what I am trying to do. I know there is a column property to do this for columns, but what about rows?