>You can have an extra field in the database called flag. In after rowcolchange repl the flag with "Y" and in the column1.text1.gotfocus put this code :
>
>if flag="Y"
> thisform.grid1.column1.ReadOnly=.t.
>else
> thisform.grid1.column1.ReadOnly=.f.
>endif
> >I'm sure there are better ways to go about this.
>HTH
>Shafid

Your code can be simplified a lot

thisform.grid1.column1.ReadOnly=flag="Y"