Thanks Houston! :)

This solves my problem nicely.


>>I have a VB Data Entry Web form
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>>I need to switch most of the controls on this to read only under program control.
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>>I can write code set each controls enabled property to false one at a time, but this seems a PITA to do for every form I write.
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>>I need to be able to say make everything disabled apart from .........
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>

	' Assuming Option Strict On
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>	' System.Web.UI.WebControls. appears to be optional.
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>	Dim oControl As Control
>	Dim oTextBox As New System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox()
>	Dim oDropDown As New DropDownList()
>	Dim oCheckBox As New CheckBox()
>	Dim oListBox As New ListBox()
>	Dim oRadioButton As New RadioButton()
>	Dim oButton As New Button()
>
>	' Note that on my web form the controls I am looking for are in Item(1).Controls
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>	For Each oControl In Me.Controls.Item(1).Controls
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>		Select Case oControl.GetType.ToString
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>		Case oTextBox.GetType.ToString
>			oTextBox = CType(oControl, TextBox)
>			oTextBox.Enabled = False
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>		Case oDropDown.GetType.ToString
>			oDropDown = CType(oControl, DropDownList)
>			oDropDown.Enabled = False
>
>		Case oCheckBox.GetType.ToString
>			oCheckBox = CType(oControl, CheckBox)
>			oCheckBox.Enabled = False
>
>		Case oListBox.GetType.ToString
>			oListBox = CType(oControl, ListBox)
>			oListBox.Enabled = False
>
>		Case oRadioButton.GetType.ToString
>			oRadioButton = CType(oControl, RadioButton)
>			oRadioButton.Enabled = False
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>		Case oButton.GetType.ToString
>			oButton = CType(oControl, Button)
>			'oButton.Enabled = False
>
>		End Select
>
>	Next oControl