Patrick,

Leave the list enabled but make the when return .F.

JimB



>hello all --
>
>i have an enabled, populated listbox.
>i do some processing that is based on each item in the listbox.
>as a form of "progress indicated" i am programmatically selecting (highlighting) each item in the listbox processed.
>i'm using a multiselect listbox for visual appeal.
>
>the question:
>in order for the nice looking (intuitive) highlight to appear,
>it seems the listbox has to be enabled. i would really like
>to disable the listbox so the user cannot de-select any of the
>highlighted items, but when i do, the highlights do not appear.
>
>is there something i can do in the Click or Double-Click event
>to intercept that action and to prevent the default action
>from occuring ??
>
>thanks for your ideas,