>For whatever reason, it appears that when the grid sets it's own backcolor (ie - in the init), it forces all the columns' backcolors to match it's own. You'll have to set the column backcolor in the grid's init. It also seems that if you explicitly set the grid backcolor later, it will again force the column to match it.
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>How odd... I mis-read that and set the back colour in the _column's_ init and it works! I have no idea why, but I've got too much time invested in trying to change the dang colour to worry about it anymore. It's working. :)
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>Thanks to you and to the ones that tried to help me on that other thread I hijacked. :)
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>Michelle

Just for completeness sake, did you try setting the grid's backcolor to something other than the column's desired backcolor after the column's backcolor was set the way you wanted?

Alan