https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/41.aspxIf you're not sure where to ask your question, ask it here. If necessary, our moderators will make sure it gets classified in the correct board.enCommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/8621.aspxSat, 24 Dec 2005 03:18:25 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:8621Matt Faus0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/8621.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=8621Hm, I would stick with conditional formatting. If you wanted to do it with code, you could set the conditional formatting to hide the control when a certain field is a certain value and then set the value with code.<br /><br />Maybe xdExtension would be better, but I've never worked with it and I know conditional formatting using a helper node is pretty simple.<br /><br />---------------<br />Matt Faus<br />InfoPath Dev Texas<br />https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/8620.aspxThu, 22 Dec 2005 22:08:25 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:8620vt_asparagus0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/8620.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=8620There is a way. Read up on xdExtension, it is discussed several times on this forum. <br /><br />You can basically add something like the following as an expression into conditional formatting of a control. The function should always return a True/False<br /><br />xdExtension:IsNoActionSelected()https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/5220.aspxThu, 22 Dec 2005 11:03:46 GMT033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:5220nukkumatti0https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/5220.aspxhttps://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=41&PostID=5220And another one,<br /><br />is it possible to hide infopath controls programmatically ?<br />If not is it then possible to deaktivate it?<br /><br />Listen to Motörhead cos they play Rock'n Roll :)