Subject Re: Derive grid's fieldName From Andy Taylor <andy.taylor.1959@outlook.com> Date Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:59:21 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Tom, Akshat almost had it with form.grdList.columns["Column1"].datalink but that, as he points out, is seen by dBASE an object reference rather than a string.  I investigated and found that it actually points to the fields object in the rowset, so the following is what you need: ? form.grdList.columns["Column1"].datalink.fieldname Your next task will be how to find the column number when the user clicks on a particular cell in the grid... It's late in the UK so I'm off to bed. :-) Andy > dBase 2019 > Windows 10 > > Hi all, > > I am trying to derive the table field name that my grid column is > attached to via program. That would be the word 'testdate' in the > following example.The method escapes me at the moment. Your help would > be appreciated. > >       columns["Column1"] = new GRIDCOLUMN(form.GRID1) >        with (columns["Column1"]) >           dataLink = form.qdata.rowset.fields["testdate"] >           editorType = 1        // EntryField >           width = 90.0 >        endwith > > Thanks, > Tom