Cathi,

Thank you for the suggestion. It worked but the bound data changed thus triggering my default "Edit Mode" in my winform baseclass.

Is there a way to totally prevent the user from changing the value?

Regards,

Terry Carroll




>Hi Terry,
>
>One approach is to handle the click event of the checkbox. In the click event, determine if you want the user to be able to change the state.
>
>

>Private Sub CheckBox_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
>   'Determine if the user can update the control
>   ' ...
>   Dim Obj As CheckBox = CType(sender, CheckBox)
>   Obj.Checked = Not Obj.Checked
>End Sub
>

>
>>In a winform, how can a checkbox be set to readonly without being disabled?
>>
>>Thanks in Advance,
>>
>>Terry Carroll