Assign a "code" to each menu option and create a function/procedure to which you pass this "code" and use the function to access the active "user" and user.dbf and check their access priviliges; eg:

DEFINE BAR 31 OF Menu_View PROMPT "\<Material Items" ;
   SKIP FOR Test_For_Skip( "Form" )
ON SELECTION BAR 31 OF Menu_View ;
   DO ...

...

PROCEDURE Test_For_Skip
   LPARAMETER PC_Code

   IF !SEEK( <Active User>, "User" )
      RETURN .T.
   ENDIF 

   DO CASE
   CASE PC_Code = "Form" 
      RETURN !User.Forms
   ...
   ENDCASE

>Hi All,
>i have a user.dbf with the fiels userid c(10),username c(15),password c(10),forms L,reports L tools L, etc..
>
> for eg . if the active user is ADMIN his properties on user.dbf is forms T,reports T,tools T in this situation these menus should be active , when the active user is USER and his properties on user.dbf is forms T,reports T,tools F ... tools menu should disable for this user .
>
>how can i use this logical situations in menu skip for option ? and how can i use this user.dbf while these actions occur ?
>
>TIA