Can't change datagridview cell color when using a datasource

Question

I\'ve got an interesting issue. I am trying to use a datatable as a data source for a datagridview. I want to color some of the cells of the table to indicate various things

Answer 1

This Is something I have implemented recently, I dont know if it will help??

private void dgvOutstandingReports_CellFormatting(object sender, DataGridViewCellFormattingEventArgs e)
            {
                int colIndex = e.ColumnIndex;
                int rowIndex = e.RowIndex;


                if (rowIndex >= 0 && colIndex >= 0)
                {
                    DataGridViewRow theRow = dgvOutstandingReports.Rows[rowIndex];


                    if (theRow.Cells[colIndex].Value.ToString() == "Daily Report")
                    {
                        theRow.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.LightYellow;
                    }
                    else if (theRow.Cells[colIndex].Value.ToString() == "Monthly Report")
                    {
                        theRow.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
                    }
                    else if (theRow.Cells[colIndex].Value.ToString() == "SMP Report")
                    {
                        theRow.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Snow;
                    }
                    else if (theRow.Cells[colIndex].Value.ToString() == "Weekly Report")
                    {
                        theRow.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.Pink;
                    }
                    else if (theRow.Cells[colIndex].Value.ToString() == "Hourly Report")
                    {
                        theRow.DefaultCellStyle.BackColor = Color.LightSteelBlue;
                    }
                }
            }