PRB: Setting the ReadOnly Property of a Control Does Not Work

 Last reviewed: April 4, 1996
Article ID: Q130225
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Setting the READONLY property of a control in a Grid does not have any effect at runtime. It is possible to edit the data in the Grid.

CAUSE

The READONLY attribute is controlled by the READONLY property of the Column object, which takes precedence over the READONLY property of the controls contained in a column.

WORKAROUND

Set the READONLY property of a column to .T. if you want users to view the data without editing it.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a form.

  2. Right click and select Data Environment. Add the SAMPLES\DATA\CUSTOMER table to the Data Environment.

  3. Place a grid on the form, and set the ColumnCount to 3.

  4. Select the Column2 object, and set its READONLY property to .T..

  5. Select the Text1 object contained in Column1, and set its READONLY property to .T..

  6. Save and run the form. When the form is run, the data in Column1 can be edited, but the data in Column2 cannot be changed.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxprgGrid

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Last reviewed: April 4, 1996
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