>version 8.
A? It works for me?
try to use direct the alias instead of .grid1.recordSource:
thisform.Grid1.Column3.DynamicInputMask = "IIF(EMPTY(Alias.phone),'','@R (###)###-####')"
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.