Ok! thanks from all friends to take ur time

Always:),
Hovik Melkomian.

Hi Hovik

You can make your combobox toggle from read only to editable like this

this.testcombo.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDown;
makes the combobox editable

this.testcombo.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
makes the combobox readonly

I realy hope this helps you.

Regards

Ankur Verma
.Net and C++ Specialist
Wiley Tech Support

Try turning it into a text box....

Will not give away the farm but try something like this...

   public bool ReadOnlyOpt
      {
      get
         {
         return ReadOnlyActual;
         }
      set
         {
         if (value != ReadOnlyActual)
            {
            if (value)
               {
               base.Enabled = false;
               base.Visible = false;
               ctlTextBox = new TextBox ();
               ctlTextBox.Text = base.Text;
               ctlTextBox.ReadOnly = true;
               base.Parent.Controls.Add (ctlTextBox);
               ReadOnlyActual = true;
               }
            else
               {
               if (ctlTextBox != null)
                  {
                  base.Visible = true;
                  // The following two statements are necessary to prevent a .NET positioning bug
                  // that comes into play if the containing panel had been scrolled since
                  // the combobox had been hidden. The two statements must occur after
                  // the Visible flag is set true;
                  base.Left = ctlTextBox.Left;
                  base.Top = ctlTextBox.Top;
                  // end of special logic to prevent .NET bug.
                  base.Parent.Controls.Remove (ctlTextBox);
                  ctlTextBox = null;
                  }
               base.Enabled = true;
               base.Visible = true;
               ReadOnlyActual = false;
               }
            }
         }
      }
   public bool ReadOnlyActual = false;

   }

Brian Hanf
www.trailblz.com