How to set fixedRows in DBGrid component

Ylu *can* use a "class cracker" like this:

type
  TMyDBGrid = class(TDBGrid);

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).FixedCols := 2;
end;


But, you are also going to have to override the OnDrawColumnCell and rework the
painting of the fixed columns.

This does not work in Delphi7 with XP computer. No matter for  what it is displayed in the fixed Colones.
Thanks

This doesn't make sense: "I need to set a status colon as a fixedrow"

Make a Column a fixed ROW?

Please explain further what you want or did with TStringGrid.

Yes fixedCol instead of fixedRow. Sorry :)

The code I showed MADE A FIXED COLUMN. You will need to override the OnDrawColumnCell  to
rework the drawing of the cells, though.

I left the OnDrawColumnCell to the default, does not matter what is displayed in the cell, I expect to get an empty Fixed column with your code but it does nothing in delphi7. Did you test it with this version of delphi?
Thank you.

Yes, I wrote it using Delphi 7. The Fixed column should contain the data that is in the second column.
I was unaware that you wanted an EMPTY fixed column. If that's the case, we'll do something different.

The First cell of the fixed column (Title cell) does not look like the others cells. I mean it s white with out caption.
Thanks

You have to remember that TDBGrid is designed to work a specific way. To override the behavior of how
the cells are drawn, you will have to override the protected DrawCell method in a descendant.

Do you mean that I must create a descendant of TDBGrid to have a fixed column? no way else? it seems hard
Thanks