Roi,
No, the textbox value is not controlled by combos, it is intended for the user to be able to enter a value that will be used in one of the methods (math functions).

the control source is set to a field (type currency) in the data environment.

thanks for the advise.
JD


>>Why would a textbox be readonly if the property "readonly" is set to False, the data type in the field it's bound to is Currency, and the checkbox for readonly is not checked in builder?
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>>Thanks ahead of time,
>>JD
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>Hi Jimmy,
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>What is the controlsource property of the textbox set to? Is it one of the textboxes whose value is being set by another control?
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>BTW I think I've seen you post about his problem before? If you keep posting to the same thread, you'll get a better response, and people helping will be able to see the other suggestions given and whether or not they worked.
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>hth.