Ok, try the simple thing first:

this.colNam.readonly = upper(alltrim(MyTable.Nam))="PRIVATE"

substitute myTable with the name of your table. And remove all textboxes values assignments. Why do you do it?

>hi ,
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>i try but still,
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>How long is your Nam field? 50 characters.
>Add spaces at the end of "PRIVATE" to be the same length as your NAM field.
>you mean "PRIVATE"+43characters.
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>this.ReadOnly = ALLTRIM(EVAL(thisform.Grid1.RecordSource+".Nam")) == 'PRIVATE                                          '
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>i try ,mr.Borislav Borissov code, still
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>this.ReadOnly = ALLTRIM(EVAL(thisform.Grid1.RecordSource+".Nam")) == 'PRIVATE'
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>thanks.
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