>Howdy,
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>I have a grid with about 20 or so columns. Column 1 is a read only description, while columns 2 through 20 are data entry.
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>Is their any way to "Lock" column 1 so that it stays on screen at all times while scrolliong through the other columns ?
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>I'm familiar with the old "LOCK 1" bologna used in Browses, except this puts column1 in with the scrollable columns, as well as in the locked column. This looks ugly when the descript column appears twice.
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>I've done a lot of facny footwork to get around this (special KEYBOARDing in the valid of the last column, etc.), but was wondering if their is a real solution.
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>Thanks Much !
>JFiduccia@Jcrew.com

The only 'real' solutions involve a lot of fancy footwork. If your method works, it's probably as effective as the other ways that people are accomplishing this. For a different angle on things, check out the April '97 Foxpro Advisor. There is an article that deals specifically with this, but it also uses a lot of 'fancy' code.