function disableVariations(inProduct, inVariationList)
{
	for(i=0; i < inVariationList.length; i++)
	{
		disableVariation(inProduct, inVariationList[i]);
	}
}

function disableVariation(inProduct, inVariation)
{
	var element = document.getElementById("variations_" + inProduct + "_" + inVariation);

	if(element)
	{
	  	//element.setAttribute("disabled","true");	// DMK trying disabled="true" does not let update
		element.onmousedown=cancelEvent;         	// idea if element.type =='select'
  		element.setAttribute("readonly","true");	// may not work for Safari
   		element.onkeypress=cancelEvent;			// Universal
		element.setAttribute("autocomplete","off");	// turns off autocomplete boxes
		element.style.backgroundColor="#CCCCCC";	// Kind of blackish
		element.style.borderWidth="1px";		// Make border visible
		element.style.color="#666666";			// Make writing this color	
	}
}