Nadya-

>If there are bunch of cases, create a method of your form, called MyColor
>column1.DynamicBackColor="thisform.myColor(MyTable.MyField)"
>
>and put this code into MyColor method:
>

>lparameter tValue
>local lnColor
>do case
>   case tValue=x
>       lnColor=rgb(....) && Red
>   case tValue=y
>       lnColor=rgb(...) && Blue
>    etc...
>endcase
>return m.lnColor

I'm being dense about something. When I try something like this:

*!* Temp.MyGetColor()
LPARAMETERS tvValue
DO CASE
	CASE tvValue = "31011     "
		ln = RGB(255,0,0)
	CASE tvValue = "31036     "
		ln = RGB(128,255,0)
	OTHERWISE
		ln = RGB(128,0,128)
ENDCASE
RETURN ln

I get an error. The error depends how I've set the dynamicbackcolor property. However, neither way works. The indication it's an invalid value for the property. What am I doing wrong?

If I set th property like so =thisform.GetMyColor(EVAL(this.controlsource)), method executes as I expect but when it returns I get the error: Error loading file...DynamicBackColor: Data type is invalid for this property

If I set the property as you suggest: thisform.GetMyColor(EVAL(this.controlsource)) I get Expression is invalid. Use a valid expression for DYNAMICBACKCOLOR property and the method is not even called.

Neither works, of course.