Changing selection bar color in DBGrid

I got this code from the Inprise web page, but when I run it, I get an access violation.  Any ideas why? I am using Delphi v3.0

type
   TCustomDBGridCracker = class(TCustomDBGrid);
                           
var
   Cracker: TCustomDBGridCracker;

procedure TForm1.DBGrid1DrawColumnCell(Sender: TObject;
          const Rect: TRect; DataCol: Integer; Column: TColumn; State: TGridDrawState);
     
begin
   with Cracker(Sender) do
      if DataLink.ActiveRecord = Row - 1 then
         Canvas.Brush.Color := clRed
      else
         Canvas.Brush.Color := clWhite;
   DBGrid1.DefaultDrawColumnCell(Rect, DataCol, Column, State);
end;
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ginsonicConnect With a Mentor Commented:
You can use the RXDBGrid component .
It is what you need .
If you send me your address I send you the component and a shot example .
Nick
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Gressmm1Author Commented:
Edited text of question
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heathprovostCommented:
Shouldnt it be like this:

begin  
   with TCustomeDBGridCracker(Sender) do
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
      if DataLink.ActiveRecord = Row - 1 then
         Canvas.Brush.Color := clRed
      else
         Canvas.Brush.Color := clWhite;
   DefaultDrawColumnCell(Rect, DataCol, Column, State);
end;

Heath
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Ronald BusterOwnerCommented:
Hi,

Try this maybe a solution to your problem. Just simple place a dbgrid component to
your form (eg dbgrid1 in this case)

And use following code into the drawdatacell procedure;

this works for me,

regards,

Cono

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procedure TForm1.DBGrid1DrawDataCell(Sender: TObject; const Rect: TRect; Field: TField; State: TGridDrawState);
begin
    if gdSelected in State then
      DBGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clBlue
    else
      DBGrid1.Canvas.Brush.Color := clWhite;
  DBGrid1.DefaultDrawDataCell(Rect,Field,State);
end;

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Gressmm1Author Commented:
A little more clarification may be necessary.  Your code works fine for coloring just the
selected CELL.  What I want to do, is color the entire ROW that the selected cell is in, but I do not want to us the dgRowSelect property of the dbgrid.
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