>>You might also want to try style.GridColumnStyles.Count
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>>(I'm gonna try this myself, so maybe we'll both learn something!)
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>can't you also say:
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>dataset.datatable[0].columns.count?

pmfji,that method only works with the requirement being that you are displaying all of the columns of the datatable. Frequently, I am not displaying all of the columns of my datatables in my datagrids. I lean towards and prefer John's approach...my 2 cents.