I'm just very lazy :)
BTW I saw that your (and others) code have syntax colors. How to you did it ?

>You're welcome.
>What you have done is even better, no need to Cut/Paste the control source :-)
>
>>Hi Dorin !
>>Unfortunatly Tag property I use in other purposes.
>>So I created a method in my grid base class with code like the below. I used it in a conjunction with your proposal - it seems to work. The method with "backup" parameter is called in init of the grid, with "restore" parameter is called after cursorfill that uses changed (order by..) selectcmd property . Thanks for your help. Have a nice day !
>>
>>*- code of grid init method
>>...
>>this.ManageColumnsSources("BACKUP")
>>...
>>
>>*- code of the cursor refreshing method in my form
>>WITH {grid}
>> .RecordSource = ""
>> *change SelectCmd and call CursorFill method code
>> .ManageColumnsSources("RESTORE")
>> .Refresh()
>>ENDWITH
>>
>>*- code of ManageColumnsSources method
>>LPARAMETERS tcAction
>>LOCAL loColumn as column
>>IF PCOUNT() = 0
>> tcAction = ""
>>ENDIF
>>DO CASE
>>CASE tcAction == "BACKUP"
>> This.addproperty("cInitialRecordSource", this.RecordSource )
>> FOR EACH loColumn IN this.Columns
>> loColumn.addproperty("cInitialControlSource",loColumn.controlsource )
>> ENDFOR
>>CASE tcAction == "RESTORE"
>> this.RecordSource = this.cInitialRecordSource
>> FOR EACH loColumn IN this.Columns
>> loColumn.controlsource = loColumn.cInitialControlSource
>> ENDFOR
>>OTHERWISE
>> ASSERT .f.
>>ENDCASE
>>*-
>>
>>
>>>Hi!
>>>Maybe you can handle this at grid object level.
>>>I don't use CursorAdapter (because I don't use VFP8, because I don't have it :-) but I have many grids that change content dinamically.
>>>What I do is to save column ControlSource property to Tag property, in design time.
>>>Then set RecordSource property to "", run the query, and then set back ControlSource for grid columns to cursor adapter fields.
>>>Something like:
>>>

>>>WITH {grid}
>>>    ThisForm.LockScreen = .T.
>>>    .RecordSource = ""
>>>    *change SelectCmd and call CursorFill method code
>>>    .RecordSource = {cursor adapter alias}
>>>    FOR i = 1 TO .ColumnCount
>>>        .Columns(i).ControlSource = .Columns(i).Tag
>>>    ENDFOR
>>>    .Refresh()
>>>    ThisForm.LockScreen = .F.
>>>ENDWITH
>>>

>>>
>>>Must work, I think.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi !
>>>>1.I want to change "order by ..." clause - included in cursoradapter SelectCmd property - based on a selection made by user. After making such change how should I refresh underlaying cursor ? CursorRefresh method seems not work in such case ( cursorFill works but it close the cursor and destroy grid layout).
>>>>2. I wonder why it is not possible to make such things using parameters like it is in case of 'where ...' clause. Does anybody knows the reason.
>>>>'Order by' clause look simpler than 'where ...' clause
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance.