Sandi,
I have never used a button in a grid but you might want to try using the DynamicForeColor based on the value of the extra logical field I told you about. This might set the button to look disabled if you use use a light gray.

John

>I thought of using the When clause, but the button would still look like the user could press it. My users would probably call me to tell me the button doesn't work. Is there a way to actually disable it (so it looks disabled?)
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>Sandi.