diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/misc/RecordGridWidget.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/misc/RecordGridWidget.tsx
index f9cd56e..2c90096 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/misc/RecordGridWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/misc/RecordGridWidget.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function RecordGridWidget({widgetMetaData, data, addNewRecordCallback, disableRo
          }
 
          const tableMetaData = data.childTableMetaData instanceof QTableMetaData ? data.childTableMetaData as QTableMetaData : new QTableMetaData(data.childTableMetaData);
-         const rows = DataGridUtils.makeRows(records, tableMetaData, true);
+         const rows = DataGridUtils.makeRows(records, tableMetaData);
 
          /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // note - tablePath may be null, if the user doesn't have access to the table. //
diff --git a/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx b/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx
index 6efcd7a..c26fe8c 100644
--- a/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/pages/records/query/RecordQuery.tsx
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ const RecordQuery = forwardRef(({table, usage, isModal, isPreview, allowVariable
       ////////////////////////////////
       // make the rows for the grid //
       ////////////////////////////////
-      const rows = DataGridUtils.makeRows(results, tableMetaData);
+      const rows = DataGridUtils.makeRows(results, tableMetaData, tableVariant);
       setRows(rows);
 
       setLoading(false);
diff --git a/src/qqq/pages/records/view/RecordView.tsx b/src/qqq/pages/records/view/RecordView.tsx
index ca7789c..41cf916 100644
--- a/src/qqq/pages/records/view/RecordView.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/pages/records/view/RecordView.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const TABLE_VARIANT_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY_ROOT = "qqq.tableVariant";
 /*******************************************************************************
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-export function renderSectionOfFields(key: string, fieldNames: string[], tableMetaData: QTableMetaData, helpHelpActive: boolean, record: QRecord, fieldMap?: { [name: string]: QFieldMetaData }, styleOverrides?: {label?: SxProps, value?: SxProps})
+export function renderSectionOfFields(key: string, fieldNames: string[], tableMetaData: QTableMetaData, helpHelpActive: boolean, record: QRecord, fieldMap?: { [name: string]: QFieldMetaData }, styleOverrides?: {label?: SxProps, value?: SxProps}, tableVariant?: QTableVariant)
 {
    return <Box key={key} display="flex" flexDirection="column" py={1} pr={2}>
       {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function renderSectionOfFields(key: string, fieldNames: string[], tableMe
                         }
                         <div style={{display: "inline-block", width: 0}}>&nbsp;</div>
                         <Typography variant="button" textTransform="none" fontWeight="regular" color="rgb(123, 128, 154)" sx={{...(styleOverrides?.value ?? {})}}>
-                           {ValueUtils.getDisplayValue(field, record, "view", fieldName)}
+                           {ValueUtils.getDisplayValue(field, record, "view", fieldName, tableVariant)}
                         </Typography>
                      </>
                   </Box>
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ function RecordView({table, record: overrideRecord, launchProcess}: Props): JSX.
                // for a section with field names, render the field values.                                               //
                // for the T1 section, the "wrapper" will come out below - but for other sections, produce a wrapper too. //
                ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-               const fields = renderSectionOfFields(section.name, section.fieldNames, tableMetaData, helpHelpActive, record);
+               const fields = renderSectionOfFields(section.name, section.fieldNames, tableMetaData, helpHelpActive, record, undefined, undefined, tableVariant);
 
                if (section.tier === "T1")
                {
diff --git a/src/qqq/utils/DataGridUtils.tsx b/src/qqq/utils/DataGridUtils.tsx
index 2ee5343..b7effe7 100644
--- a/src/qqq/utils/DataGridUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/utils/DataGridUtils.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {QFieldMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QF
 import {QFieldType} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QFieldType";
 import {QInstance} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QInstance";
 import {QTableMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QTableMetaData";
+import {QTableVariant} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QTableVariant";
 import {QRecord} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/QRecord";
 import Tooltip from "@mui/material/Tooltip/Tooltip";
 import {GridColDef, GridRowsProp, MuiEvent} from "@mui/x-data-grid-pro";
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export default class DataGridUtils
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public static makeRows = (results: QRecord[], tableMetaData: QTableMetaData, allowEmptyId = false): GridRowsProp[] =>
+   public static makeRows = (results: QRecord[], tableMetaData: QTableMetaData, tableVariant?: QTableVariant): GridRowsProp[] =>
    {
       const fields = [...tableMetaData.fields.values()];
       const rows = [] as any[];
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export default class DataGridUtils
 
          fields.forEach((field) =>
          {
-            row[field.name] = ValueUtils.getDisplayValue(field, record, "query");
+            row[field.name] = ValueUtils.getDisplayValue(field, record, "query", undefined, tableVariant);
          });
 
          if (tableMetaData.exposedJoins)
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export default class DataGridUtils
                   fields.forEach((field) =>
                   {
                      let fieldName = join.joinTable.name + "." + field.name;
-                     row[fieldName] = ValueUtils.getDisplayValue(field, record, "query", fieldName);
+                     row[fieldName] = ValueUtils.getDisplayValue(field, record, "query", fieldName, tableVariant);
                   });
                }
             }
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export default class DataGridUtils
                /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // DataGrid gets very upset about a null or undefined here, so, try to make it happier //
                /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-               if (!allowEmptyId)
+               if (!tableVariant)
                {
                   row["id"] = "--";
                }
@@ -241,6 +242,20 @@ export default class DataGridUtils
                cellValues.value ? <Link to={`${linkBase}${encodeURIComponent(cellValues.value)}`} onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>{cellValues.value}</Link> : ""
             );
          }
+         /* todo wip ... not sure if/how to get tooltipFieldName set in the row... */
+         /*
+         else if (field.hasAdornment(AdornmentType.TOOLTIP))
+         {
+            const tooltipAdornment = field.getAdornment(AdornmentType.TOOLTIP);
+            const tooltipFieldName: string = tooltipAdornment.getValue("tooltipFieldName");
+            if(tooltipFieldName)
+            {
+               column.renderCell = (cellValues: any) => (
+                  cellValues.value ? <Tooltip title={cellValues.row[tooltipFieldName]}><span>{cellValues.value}</span></Tooltip> : ""
+               );
+            }
+         }
+        */
       });
    }
 
diff --git a/src/qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils.tsx b/src/qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils.tsx
index 2339c5b..086ea15 100644
--- a/src/qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/utils/qqq/ValueUtils.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {AdornmentType} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/Ado
 import {QFieldMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QFieldMetaData";
 import {QFieldType} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QFieldType";
 import {QInstance} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QInstance";
+import {QTableVariant} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QTableVariant";
 import {QRecord} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/QRecord";
 import "datejs"; // https://github.com/datejs/Datejs
 import {Chip, ClickAwayListener, Icon} from "@mui/material";
@@ -76,14 +77,14 @@ class ValueUtils
     ** When you have a field, and a record - call this method to get a string or
     ** element back to display the field's value.
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public static getDisplayValue(field: QFieldMetaData, record: QRecord, usage: "view" | "query" = "view", overrideFieldName?: string): string | JSX.Element | JSX.Element[]
+   public static getDisplayValue(field: QFieldMetaData, record: QRecord, usage: "view" | "query" = "view", overrideFieldName?: string, tableVariant?: QTableVariant): string | JSX.Element | JSX.Element[]
    {
       const fieldName = overrideFieldName ?? field.name;
 
       const displayValue = record.displayValues ? record.displayValues.get(fieldName) : undefined;
       const rawValue = record.values ? record.values.get(fieldName) : undefined;
 
-      return ValueUtils.getValueForDisplay(field, rawValue, displayValue, usage);
+      return ValueUtils.getValueForDisplay(field, rawValue, displayValue, usage, tableVariant);
    }
 
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class ValueUtils
     ** When you have a field and a value (either just a raw value, or a raw and
     ** display value), call this method to get a string Element to display.
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public static getValueForDisplay(field: QFieldMetaData, rawValue: any, displayValue: any = rawValue, usage: "view" | "query" = "view"): string | JSX.Element | JSX.Element[]
+   public static getValueForDisplay(field: QFieldMetaData, rawValue: any, displayValue: any = rawValue, usage: "view" | "query" = "view", tableVariant?: QTableVariant): string | JSX.Element | JSX.Element[]
    {
       if (field.hasAdornment(AdornmentType.LINK))
       {
@@ -199,9 +200,20 @@ class ValueUtils
 
       if (field.type == QFieldType.BLOB || field.hasAdornment(AdornmentType.FILE_DOWNLOAD))
       {
-         return (<BlobComponent field={field} url={rawValue} filename={displayValue} usage={usage} />);
+         let url = rawValue;
+         if(tableVariant)
+         {
+            url += "?tableVariant=" + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(tableVariant));
+         }
+
+         return (<BlobComponent field={field} url={url} filename={displayValue} usage={usage} />);
       }
 
+      // todo if(field.hasAdornment(AdornmentType.CODE))
+      // todo {
+      // todo    return <span style={{fontFamily: "monospace", fontSize: "12px", color: "#4f4f4f"}}>{ValueUtils.getUnadornedValueForDisplay(field, rawValue, displayValue)}</span>
+      // todo }
+
       return (ValueUtils.getUnadornedValueForDisplay(field, rawValue, displayValue));
    }