How to Highlight a Single Grid Field

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to highlight the single grid cell in which the mouse pointer is located. Various other Microsoft Knowledge Base articles already exist that describe how to produce other grid visual effects, such as highlighting an entire row or selecting the entire field (cell) upon entry by using the Format property. The technique described in this article allows the user to positively identify the cell in which the pointer is currently located.

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Step-by-Step Example

1. Create a form with a data environment, and drag the table onto the form to create a grid.

2. In the Grid.Init event, place the following code:

   This.Column1.Text1.SelectedBackColor = RGB(0,255,0)

3. In the Grid.AfterRowColChange event, place the following code:

   MyColumn="Column"+ALLTRIM(STR(nColIndex)) This.&MyColumn..Text1.SelectedBackColor = RGB(0,255,0) This.&MyColumn..Text1.BackColor= This.&MyColumn..Text1.SelectedBackColor

4. Run the Form, and either click a cell or press the TAB key to move into a cell. The cell will exhibit the color of the SelectedBackColor of the text box that usually is shown only on initial entry into the cell. The highlight color generally disappears when you start to type in the cell.

   ARTICLE-ID: Q130458
   TITLE     : How to Highlight the Entire Row in Grid When User Clicks