Hey Randy,

>>that way the control will never get focus. And you don't get the ugly visual effects of a disabled control.
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>Thanks, As bad as I hate to it going to be worth it, The disabled control would win the ungly award.

Have you looked at the Style property for a textbox. I've found that settting it to "1 - 2.x @Say Compatibility" turns it into a display only control.

Good luck!