ahh the man from the islands - thank you tore - found the :R function it in your new help.

k

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>>Fantastic!! thanks Naoto
>>i don't know where you found that gem.
>>k
>>>>using browse field1,field2,field3,field4
>>>>
>>>>is therea way to allow edit for field1 and field2 and disallow edit for field3 and field4
>>>>
>>>>tnx
>>>>k
>>>
>>>Have you tried something like the following?
>>>
>>>BROWSE FIELDS field1,field2,field3:R,field4:R