The problem is that I can see, in the NMCUSTOMDRAW record, which item
(row),
but not which subitem(column) the drawing stage is for.

That is because I should have looked it the NM*LV*CUSTOMDRAW record ...

Always fun when you find the answer mere seconds after you poste the
question. :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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