One of the events that we use for some initializing stuff with some ComboBoxes is the HandleCreated Event. I'm not sure where that fires in relation to the Layout Event that you're using, but it might give you one more thing to look at and check out.
Also, I assume you're talking about WinForms, not WebForms, correct?
~~Bonnie
>I'm looking for an event that is analogous to the init event with VFP controls. I want to do some enabling, disabling, etc based on the users permissions. For example, i want to test a textbox for the users permission to read, add, edit, delete, view, etc and then have the control displayed or not, enabled or not, etc.
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>I think I've narrowed it down to the onLayout event. Is that good? A better one?
>Thanks in advance.