>>>1) Create a table with 4 fields.
>>>2) add 4-5 records
>>>3) Create a new form using vfp6 base form.
>>>4) Add a grid
>>> a) columncount = 4
>>> b) recordsourceType = 0 (table)
>>> c) recordsource = 'your new table from above'
>>>5) Set grid1.column4.text1.readonly = .t.
>>>6) Save and run the form
>>>7) Click into column 4
>>>8) Change the record? Shouldn't this be readonly?
>>>
>>>What gives? Am I missing something here?
>>>
>>>Robert
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>>If you set Grid.ReadOnly=.F. (in form designer) and want to have Column.Readonly=.T. then you should set it programmatically (e.g. in Grid.Init event) even if you did it already in Form Designer.
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>Edward,
>I want to edit columns 1,2 and 3. I want 4 to be read only. This is not actual data, but I am having problems where VFP5 I didn't. This is simply a test.
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>I did try this code in the grid init:
>This.column4.text1.readonly = .t.
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>Same problem - I can write to it all day. ?????
>Robert

I will try to test it (in VFP5) and post answer tomorrow.