Cant change field names

I am working in the hierarchy and re-naming fields names for reference when pointing to them in scripts. Everything has been working fine for days now. Now for some reason I cannot re-name an object. I am allowed to highlight the object, delete the existing text, and re-type the new name for the field. But for some reason when I click on something else the object goes back to its original name. I have also tried right clicking and change the name there as well as in the binding tab. But still no luck.
Weirdly, I can change the names of other objects in the hierarchy, just not any of the ones I need to. Any idea's?

I have never heard of this before ...can you send the form to [email protected] and I will have a look. Please indicate which field is causing you the grief.
Paul

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Plz try this Link
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http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=323538
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Edited by: Rasheed salman on Dec 14, 2009 12:36 PM

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