Dave -

Thanks, but I do have that working now (finally), so am going to let sleeping dogs lie for the moment while I tackle the next crevasse in my trek up Mt. Everest <g>. What is your website? I'll keep it on file.

>Sylvia,
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>As an alternative, you might want to check the dfhgrid class I have posted on my website, it avoids the Dynamic* properties and uses a transparent shape floating over the grid to provide row level highlighting.
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>>I got the code from a class I took. The reason it was recommended to use the When event in the column controls, was that using the grid refresh method took a lot of time (particularly when the display area gets larger). Does the code above have the effect of refreshing the grid as soon as you hit the page?