David,

I just pass a parameter to the page - I just have one page, not a page per print request. I dynamically load the controls for the page based upon the request.

This latest trick for populating the background for each entry in the dropdown list (over 1000) worked - but the 2 dropdown controls do not save state - ahhhhhhhh.

How should I handle this - since I am adding a literal HTML control - not an ASPNET control - ViewState?

Almost,
Doug
>>Wait - I can build the control builder into my base form - that would give me good control re-use - the form would either build upto 5 color pickers or none.
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>Yes, build a base class derived from the Page class. Put all your common code there. Derive all your web pages from that base class. This is one of the top productivity boosts in ASP.NET.