Got it. That's what I would expect. If there's no value, the framework needs to assign a value. So, it makes them false. It has no way to know if they're true or false.

>No, see the second code block below. The checkboxes are setup with autopostback and a routine to save the data as they are checked or unchecked. One at a time. I did this to avoid having to deal with the disabled checkboxes at all. It works fine as long as all of the checkboxes are enabled. However if some are disabled, they come back false even though there is no call to them or their data.
>
>>Ah. I thought the value was getting changed on the page. So, you setup the page, display the checkboxes, and then just click submit? The checkboxes that were false and disabled are coming back true?
>>
>>>That's in the first routine below. Page_PreRenderComplete.
>>>
>>>>What disables the checkbox?
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Craig -
>>>>>I understand that the disabled items technically do not exist and no values are submitted for them. What I don't understand is that this being the case, where is the call coming from to update the fields displayed in the disabled checkboxes (see my code).
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Values of disabled objects are not sent back as part of the Submit. It's in the standard. Could this be the problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>OK - Let's do this a little more basic. I removed the checkboxes from the formview and just placed them on the page. They are not bound to anything. They are populated with this routine.
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Private Sub Page_PreRenderComplete(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreRenderComplete
>>>>>>>					
>>>>>>>			Dim Basecase_ck As CheckBox = Basecase_CheckBox
>>>>>>>			Dim Scenario1_ck As CheckBox = Scenario1_CheckBox
>>>>>>>			Dim Scenario2_ck As CheckBox = Scenario2_CheckBox
>>>>>>>			Dim Scenario3_ck As CheckBox = Scenario3_CheckBox
>>>>>>>			Dim Scenario4_ck As CheckBox = Scenario4_CheckBox
>>>>>>>			Dim Scenario5_ck As CheckBox = Scenario5_CheckBox
>>>>>>>			Dim Scenario6_ck As CheckBox = Scenario6_CheckBox
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditBasecase") Then
>>>>>>>				Basecase_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditScenario1") Then
>>>>>>>				Scenario1_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditScenario2") Then
>>>>>>>				Scenario2_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditScenario3") Then
>>>>>>>				Scenario3_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditScenario4") Then
>>>>>>>				Scenario4_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditScenario5") Then
>>>>>>>				Scenario5_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>			If Not User.IsInRole("CanEditScenario6") Then
>>>>>>>				Scenario6_ck.Enabled = False
>>>>>>>			End If
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>			Dim oConn As New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("sqlRTPConnectionString").ConnectionString)
>>>>>>>			Dim oCommand As New SqlClient.SqlCommand("SELECT rtp_id, [basecase], scenario1, scenario2, scenario3, scenario4, scenario5, scenario6 FROM rtp_projects WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id", oConn)
>>>>>>>			oConn.Open()
>>>>>>>			oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@rtp_id", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Dim oReader As SqlDataReader = oCommand.ExecuteReader
>>>>>>>			oReader.Read()
>>>>>>>			Basecase_ck.Checked = oReader("Basecase")
>>>>>>>			Scenario1_ck.Checked = oReader("Scenario1")
>>>>>>>			Scenario2_ck.Checked = oReader("Scenario2")
>>>>>>>			Scenario3_ck.Checked = oReader("Scenario3")
>>>>>>>			Scenario4_ck.Checked = oReader("Scenario4")
>>>>>>>			Scenario5_ck.Checked = oReader("Scenario5")
>>>>>>>			Scenario6_ck.Checked = oReader("Scenario6")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>			oReader.Close()
>>>>>>>			oCommand.Dispose()
>>>>>>>			oConn.Close()
>>>>>>>			End Sub
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>and updated with this:
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>	Public Sub SaveCheckBoxes(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
>>>>>>>		Dim oConn As New SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("sqlRTPConnectionString").ConnectionString)
>>>>>>>		Dim oCommand As New SqlClient.SqlCommand("", oConn)
>>>>>>>		oConn.Open()
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>		Select Case sender.ID.ToString
>>>>>>>			Case "Basecase_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [basecase] = @basecase WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@basecase", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Case "Scenario1_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [Scenario1] = @Scenario1 WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Scenario1", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Case "Scenario2_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [Scenario2] = @Scenario2 WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Scenario2", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Case "Scenario3_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [Scenario3] = @Scenario3 WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Scenario3", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Case "Scenario4_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [Scenario4] = @Scenario4 WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Scenario4", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Case "Scenario5_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [Scenario5] = @Scenario5 WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Scenario5", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>			Case "Scenario6_CheckBox"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.CommandText = "UPDATE [rtp_projects] SET [Scenario6] = @Scenario6 WHERE rtp_id = @rtp_id"
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Scenario6", sender.Checked)
>>>>>>>				oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@RTP_ID", FormView1.SelectedValue)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>		End Select
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>		oCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
>>>>>>>		oCommand.Dispose()
>>>>>>>		oConn.Close()
>>>>>>>		'MsgBox("Updated")
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>	End Sub
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Each checkbox looks like this:
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>><asp:CheckBox ID="Basecase_CheckBox" runat="server" Enabled="true" Text="Basecase" OnCheckedChanged="SaveCheckBoxes" />
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>This all works fine if all of the checkboxes are enabled. However, if a couple of them are disabled, as soon as I edit one of the remaining ones the status of the disabled ones goes to UnChecked and the table is updated to unchecked. I can't figure this out because there is NO binding and No call to the disabled checkboxes or their fields. I suspect it has something to do with viewstate but can't figure it out.
>>>>>>>