there is a enabled attribute (or is it disabled) that should do it...
Code:
<input type="text" size="5" name="pricestock" maxlength="4" value="<%=rst("price")%>" enabled="false">
or
Code:
<input type="text" size="5" name="pricestock" maxlength="4" value="<%=rst("price")%>" disabled="true">
actually could even be....
Code:
<input type="text" size="5" name="pricestock" maxlength="4" value="<%=rst("price")%>" readonly="true">