lock form fields with lock bit 1

[Saturn57]

I'm looking for the most efficient way to lock a record set on a form once the record has been approved. I want to still be able to see the fields on the form but I want to stop them from being edited once the lock bit has been set on the record. Any hints would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[MJB3K]

just change the textfield property to ReadOnly.

textbox1.ReadOnly = true;

This will stop the control being edited, but still allow the user to see the contents of the control.

If any more help is needed, give a shout!

Regards,

Martin

Computing Design And Services:

http://www.webrevolt.biz

 

[Saturn57]

I have many fields on this form. Is there a quickway to get this achieved instead of one text box at a time?

 

[markros]

I have a user control with a property EditMode which I can set in run time.

Here is a code I'm using to set this property for my controls (in a static global class)

    /// <summary>
    /// Sets enabled property of the passed controls
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="cc"></param>
    /// <param name="enabled"></param>
    public static void SetEnabled(ControlCollection cc, bool enabled)
    {
        foreach (Control control in cc)
        {
            if (control is TextBox && control.ID != null)
                ((TextBox)control).ReadOnly = !enabled;
            if (control is DropDownList && control.ID != null)
                ((DropDownList)control).Enabled = enabled;
            if (control is CheckBox && control.ID != null)
                ((CheckBox)control).Enabled = enabled;

            if (control is RequiredFieldValidator && control.ID != null)
            {
                if (((RequiredFieldValidator)control).Enabled == true) // don't change if it is already false
                {
                    ((RequiredFieldValidator)control).Enabled = enabled;
                }
                if (enabled = false)
                   ((RequiredFieldValidator)control).Visible = false;

            }
            if (control is RegularExpressionValidator  && control.ID != null)
            {
                if (((RegularExpressionValidator)control).Enabled == true)
                {
                    ((RegularExpressionValidator)control).Enabled = enabled;
                }
                if (enabled == false)
                   ((RegularExpressionValidator)control).Visible = false;   
            }

            if (control.Controls.Count > 0)
            {
                clseditmode.SetEnabled(control.Controls, enabled);
            }
        }
    }

My user controls have this custom property

/// <summary>The EditMode property is responsible for the Enabled style of the controls</summary>
    ///
   
    private bool editMode ;
    [Description("The EditMode property is responsible for the Enabled style of the controls"), DefaultValue(true), Category("User-Defined")]  
    public bool EditMode
    {
        get { return editMode ; }
        set {
            this.editMode = value;
            clseditmode.SetEnabled(this.Controls, value);
        }
    }

clseditmode is a global static class.

I'm using it in ASP.NET user controls, I think the idea for WinForms would be similar.