The readonly property is set to false.

I use the picbtns for record navigation, etc. So if the user hasn't clicked on the add/save or edit button and tries to change data in one of the fields the "The control is read-only" message is displayed on the status bar and beeps.

:)

>Dennis,
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>What are the property settings and ControlSource for your editbox? If I drop one on a form and set ReadOnly = .t., .Value = "This is the text" I don't get any messages.
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>>I want to override the 'The control is read-only' message on my edit boxes, etc. My users keep complaining that they can't enter any data, forgetting to use the toolbar on the screen.