ahh OK, i'll try it in New().

So how do I get a reference to an instance of the editor class... 'editor2' won't exist as its not declared as a control on the aspx file (since there isn't one).

PS - This is DNN 3.0.12. The provider in DNN3.x is different and all other properties (such as cntlCE.DisableItemList = "Save") are set in the Initialize() event, not new().