>Hi Mark.
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>So you are saying that if a dropdown list could be made read only, it would no longer work in a grid? That sounds like a bug to me.
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>Not my data entry grid < s >. I leave the column's Sparse property set to .T. And I set up the Column ControlSOurce as
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>( IIF( SEEK( MyAlias.MyField, 'MyLookupTable', 'MyTag' ), LookupTable.Description, '' ) )
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>This has the effect of making the column ReadOnly. But if I have a drop down list in the grid column, I can still change its data because ReadOnly applies only to the portion of a control that accepts text < s >.
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>Does that clarify my earlier statement?

It does, but it seems you are coding a workaround because the list can not be set to ReadOnly when you need it to be. I know what the docs say, but I question why it has to be that way. I still do not understand why the VFP Team can not allow a dropdown list to be set to ReadOnly. To ReadOnly means the data is ReadOnly and can not be changed, not the Control or any part thereof.