This one's way too easy. Remember that a control is really just a window. When you're getting a pointer to a control, you're getting a pointer to its window (Tip #3 includes an example of this). GetDlgItem gives you a pointer to a control's window; once you have it, simply call EnableWindow, sending TRUE or FALSE to enable or disable it.

Note: this will not work for push-button controls on a DialogBar. See MSKB article Q152376 for more details.

// Get a pointer to the control's window. CWnd *p = GetDlgItem(IDC_MYCONTROL); // Disable the control. p->EnableWindow(FALSE); // Enable the control. p->EnableWindow(TRUE);

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