Leao

Maybe I've missed it in the thread but have you ensured that the CurrentControl prop. of your checkbox's column is set to your checkbox?

Terry

>When the column has focus there is still just a T or F - it is not even a logical it is the text equivelent. It is as if the select statemnent wipes out the graphical part and sets it up as text -- even though the text has been deleted from the column. I guess the original grid layout no longer has a bearing once the source is set to '' and then set back. Prior to running the select the first time - the grid does have a grpahical checkbox. and the select has
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> SELECT .F. as chkField,;
> airstub,payment,cost,volume,;
> mileage, airtime, RECNO() as actualrec ;
> FROM AIRFLOW;
> WHERE airstub=pk_seleStub ;
> INTO cursor t_airdetail ;
> readwrite
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>The original grid on the form has the graphical checkbox -- when I run the select - the graphical is gone -- regardless of sparse
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>-- When I check
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>.column1.
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>it (after running the select - no longer has the checkbox as a control. I think this is the problem (duh) I am not sure how to put the checkbox control into the gridcolum programaticly.
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>airgrid1.column1.dynamiccontrolsource ??
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>Thanks. I do appreciate the focus.