Tricky Question: Page_Load

[VB Programmer]

I have a usercontrol that sets a public/shared variable called
"database_name". (User selects a dropdownlist of available databases.) A
webform (webform1), that uses this usercontrol, connects to the database
defined by that public variable and does stuff.

Problem: Webform1 is always one database "behind". This is because the
Page_Load runs on webform1, THEN Page_Load is run on the usercontrol (which
sets the database_name variable).

Any ideas how I can fix this/compensate?

Please assist.

Thanks,
Robert

[William F. Robertson, Jr.]

You don't want to put any actually "processing" functionality into page
load. You should be doing any processing in an event such as a click, that
way all controls (both user and asp) have a chance to run their load event.
The data for the controls in the page_load isn't guaranteed to be up to
date.

HTH,

bill



"VB Programmer" <growNO-SPAM@go-intech.com> wrote in message
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> I have a usercontrol that sets a public/shared variable called
> "database_name". (User selects a dropdownlist of available databases.) A
> webform (webform1), that uses this usercontrol, connects to the database
> defined by that public variable and does stuff.
>
> Problem: Webform1 is always one database "behind". This is because the
> Page_Load runs on webform1, THEN Page_Load is run on the usercontrol

(which

> sets the database_name variable).
>
> Any ideas how I can fix this/compensate?
>
> Please assist.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>

[charles]

You could take the code out of page_load and put it into page_prerender.
Then it will run after all your controls preload

"VB Programmer" <growNO-SPAM@go-intech.com> wrote in message
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> I have a usercontrol that sets a public/shared variable called
> "database_name". (User selects a dropdownlist of available databases.) A
> webform (webform1), that uses this usercontrol, connects to the database
> defined by that public variable and does stuff.
>
> Problem: Webform1 is always one database "behind". This is because the
> Page_Load runs on webform1, THEN Page_Load is run on the usercontrol

(which

> sets the database_name variable).
>
> Any ideas how I can fix this/compensate?
>
> Please assist.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>

[VB Programmer]

This worked GREAT! Thanks!

"charles" <charles@synthigence.com> wrote in message
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> You could take the code out of page_load and put it into page_prerender.
> Then it will run after all your controls preload
>
> "VB Programmer" <growNO-SPAM@go-intech.com> wrote in message
> news:uSt4$czPDHA.1584@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> > I have a usercontrol that sets a public/shared variable called
> > "database_name". (User selects a dropdownlist of available databases.)

A

> > webform (webform1), that uses this usercontrol, connects to the database
> > defined by that public variable and does stuff.
> >
> > Problem: Webform1 is always one database "behind". This is because the
> > Page_Load runs on webform1, THEN Page_Load is run on the usercontrol

> (which

> > sets the database_name variable).
> >
> > Any ideas how I can fix this/compensate?
> >
> > Please assist.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert
> >
> >

>
>