I think you've got it. If you're just starting with data access, you may find this series of tutorials useful: http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/[^] Helped me no end when I started.

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Take a look at the DataRepeater tutorials here: http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/[^] There are quite a few - I'm sure one of them has what you need.

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First off, I have heard a lot of people have problems with DNN 5.0. Try installing 4.9 instead. For really good guides, take a look at Michael Washington's site. DNN installations are explained in great detail... http://www.adefwebserver.com/DotNetNukeHELP/[^]

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Very easy to enable or disable a button through C#. If your page has the following button:

<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Click me" onclick="Button1_Click" />

Then you can enable/disable it in your code-behind file through setting its 'enabled' property: Button1.Enabled = false; or Button1.Enabled = true Hope this helps! :) Frauke

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Alternatively you could put the panels inside a table. (Don't shoot me, I know about the drawbacks of using tables, but sometimes it's just easier IMHO)

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I agree, Sunitha is spot on. If you're looking for more detailed instructions, there is a great tutorial on this subject at http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/tutorial-08-cs.aspx[^]

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This could be a postback issue. Do you try to read the text after a postback, by any chance? If the viewstate of the label isn't enabled, it could revert to the default value (difficult to say without seeing the code, tho')

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