In theory *and* in practice (almost)... The BaseValidator control (the the other validators inherit from) has an Enabled property.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...abledtopic.asp
You can set it to True or False, depending on the requirements.
Not sure if it applies to your situation, but you could also take a look at the ValidationGroup property: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.basevalidator.validation group(VS.80).aspx that allows you to group validators and other controls together. This allows you to group, for example, an entire row, so a button in 1 row has no influence on validators in other rows....
HtH,
Imar
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