DSJ:
I wasn't suggesting you change from your OOP - yours' is indeed the solution I would use if I had to use a large # of such dropdownlistboxes or if I had to use such boxes often in multiple apps.
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DSJ:
I wasn't suggesting you change from your OOP - yours' is indeed the solution I would use if I had to use a large # of such dropdownlistboxes or if I had to use such boxes often in multiple apps.
Okay, here is what I decided, with the help of my colleagues. Basically I was just going to disable the "Save Changes" button for users who have read only status, but I didn't want users to spend all day making changes, only to find out they can't make changes. So, taking care of the txt boxes is no problem, setting the read only. I was spending all of my time working on the darn ddl boxes, but really, the most simple answer is to leave them alone, because if the users can't save changes, and can't spend all day making box changes, there is no problem. They are still able to read the txt boxes, and see the options that are in the DDLists.
All of your input was helpful, and insightful, but it was my own stubbern-ness that led me to trying to make the read-only state available for the DDLs.
Thanks for your help!!