Hello, I have this issue with ASP.Net where i have to click my link button twice to get my controls to display. Can anyone take a look at my code to tell me why? This is a somewhat urgent request. My goal is to only show the footer row when one of the linkbuttons are clicked. In the code below, when the Insert_T link button is clicked the entire footer row with drop downs and textboxes (not labels) should display. The footer row displays and I know the data is there, but the controls don't display until the second click. I just posted a portion of the vb code since all the buttons work the same way. thanks!! Jenise ASPX code: <asp:GridView ID="gv_CurrentPlan" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource" DataKeyNames="DID,TID,BU_PK,PL_PK" CellPadding="5" OnRowDataBound="gv_CurrentPlan_RowDataBound" OnRowUpdating="gv_CurrentPlan_RowUpdating" ShowFooter="false" showHeader="true" HorizontalAlign="Left"> <Columns> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Technology"> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlTech" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" DataSourceID="SqlDS_Tech" DataTextField="Technology" DataValueField="TID" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlTech_SelectedIndexChanged" /> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDS_Tech" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AnnualPlan %>" SelectCommand="Select dbo.tblTechnology.TID, dbo.tblTechnology.Technology FROM dbo.tblTechnology ORDER BY dbo.tblTechnology.Technology" > </asp:SqlDataSource> </EditItemTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblTech" runat="server" text='<%# Eval("Technology") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblTech_f" runat="server" Visible="false" /> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlTech_f" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" DataSourceID="SqlDS_Tech_f" DataTextField="Technology" DataValueField="TID" AppendDataBoundItems="true" Visible="false" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlTech_f_SelectedIndexChanged"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">Select Technology</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDS_Tech_f" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AnnualPlan %>" SelectCommand="Select dbo.tblTechnology.TID, dbo.tblTechnology.Technology FROM dbo.tblTechnology ORDER BY dbo.tblTechnology.Technology" > </asp:SqlDataSource> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="FY Target$"> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtTechTarget" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Target") %>' /> </EditItemTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblTechTarget" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Target") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblTechTarget_f" runat="server" visible="false" /> <asp:TextBox ID="txtTechTarget_f" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Target") %>' Visible="false" /> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Business Unit"> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlBU" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" DataTextField="BU" DataValueField="BID" DataSourceID="SqlDS_BU" AppendDataBoundItems="true" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlBU_SelectedIndexChanged"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">Select Business Unit</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDS_BU" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AnnualPlan %>" SelectCommand="SELECT dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BID, dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BU FROM dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy INNER JOIN dbo.tblBusinessUnit ON dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.BID = dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BID WHERE (dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.TID = @TID) GROUP BY dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BID, dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BU ORDER BY dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BU"> <SelectParameters> <asp:Parameter Name="TID" Type="Int32" /> </SelectParameters> </asp:SqlDataSource> </EditItemTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblBU" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("BU") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblBU_f" runat="server" Visible="false" /> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlBU_f" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" DataTextField="BU" DataValueField="BID" AppendDataBoundItems="true" DataSourceID="SqlDS_BU_f" Visible="false" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlBU_f_SelectedIndexChanged"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">Select Business Unit</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDS_BU_f" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AnnualPlan %>" SelectCommand="SELECT dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BID, dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BU FROM dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy INNER JOIN dbo.tblBusinessUnit ON dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.BID = dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BID WHERE (dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.TID = @TID) GROUP BY dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BID, dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BU ORDER BY dbo.tblBusinessUnit.BU"> <SelectParameters> <asp:Parameter Name="TID" Type="Int32" /> </SelectParameters> </asp:SqlDataSource> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="BU Percentage"> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtBUPerc" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("BUPer") %>' /> </EditItemTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblBUPerc" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("BUPer") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblBUPerc_f" runat="server" Visible="false" /> <asp:TextBox ID="txtBUPerc_f" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("BUPer") %>' Visible="false" /> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="BU Value$"> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblBUValue" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("BUValue") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblBUValue_f" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("BUValue") %>' /> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Product Line"> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlPL" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" DataTextField="ProductLine" DataValueField="PLID" DataSourceID="SqlDS_PL" AppendDataBoundItems="true"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">Select Product Line</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDS_PL" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AnnualPlan %>" SelectCommand="SELECT dbo.tblProductLine.PLID, dbo.tblProductLine.ProductLine FROM dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy INNER JOIN dbo.tblProductLine ON dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.TID = dbo.tblProductLine.TID WHERE (dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.BID = @BID) GROUP BY dbo.tblProductLine.PLID, dbo.tblProductLine.ProductLine ORDER BY dbo.tblProductLine.ProductLine"> <SelectParameters> <asp:Parameter Name="BID" Type="Int32" /> </SelectParameters> </asp:SqlDataSource> </EditItemTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblPL" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("ProductLine") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlPL_f" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true" DataTextField="ProductLine" DataValueField="PLID" AppendDataBoundItems="true" DataSourceID="SqlDS_PL_f" > <asp:ListItem Value="0">Select Product Line</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDS_PL_f" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:AnnualPlan %>" SelectCommand="SELECT dbo.tblProductLine.PLID, dbo.tblProductLine.ProductLine FROM dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy INNER JOIN dbo.tblProductLine ON dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.TID = dbo.tblProductLine.TID WHERE (dbo.tblBUH_Hierarchy.BID = @BID) GROUP BY dbo.tblProductLine.PLID, dbo.tblProductLine.ProductLine ORDER BY dbo.tblProductLine.ProductLine"> <SelectParameters> <asp:Parameter Name="BID" Type="Int32" /> </SelectParameters> </asp:SqlDataSource> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="PL Percentage"> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtPLPerc" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("PLPer") %>' /> </EditItemTemplate> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblPLPerc" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("PLPer") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:TextBox ID="txtPLPerc_f" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("PLPer") %>' /> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="PL Value$"> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblPLValue" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("PLValue") %>' /> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnEdit" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Edit" Text="Edit" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnInsert_T" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Insert_T" Text="Add Tech" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnInsert_BU" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Insert_BU" Text="Add BU" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnInsert_PL" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Insert_PL" Text="Add PL" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnDelete" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Delete" Text="Delete" OnClientClick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this record?');" /> </ItemTemplate> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnUpdate" runat="server" CausesValidation="False" CommandName="Update" Text="Update" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnCancel" runat="server" CausesValidation="False" CommandName="Cancel" Text="Cancel" /> </EditItemTemplate> <FooterTemplate> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnInsert_T_f" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Insert" Text="Insert" Visible="false" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnInsert_PL_f" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Insert_PL2" Text="Insert" Visible="false" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnInsert_BU_f" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Insert_BU2" Text="Insert" Visible="false" /> <asp:LinkButton ID="btnCancelInsert_f" runat="server" CausesValidation="true" CommandName="Cancel" Text="Cancel" Visible="false" /> </FooterTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField> <ItemTemplate> <asp:Label ID="lblErrorFlag" runat="server" ForeColor="Red" Font-Italic="true" Font-Bold="true" Text='<%# Eval("complete_calc")%>' /> </ItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> </Columns> </asp:GridView> Protected Sub gv_CurrentPlan_RowCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewCommandEventArgs) Handles gv_CurrentPlan.RowCommand ElseIf e.CommandName = "Insert_T" AndAlso Page.IsValid Then Dim ddlTech_f As DropDownList = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.FooterRow.FindControl("ddlTech_f"), DropDownList) Dim txtTechTarget_f As TextBox = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.FooterRow.FindControl("txtTechTarget_f"), TextBox) Dim ddlBU_f As DropDownList = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.FooterRow.FindControl("ddlBU_f"), DropDownList) Dim txtBUPerc_f As TextBox = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.FooterRow.FindControl("txtBUPerc_f"), TextBox) Dim btnIns_BU As LinkButton = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.Rows(gvRow.RowIndex).FindControl("btnInsert_BU"), LinkButton) Dim btnIns_T As LinkButton = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.Rows(gvRow.RowIndex).FindControl("btnInsert_T"), LinkButton) Dim btnIns_PL As LinkButton = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.Rows(gvRow.RowIndex).FindControl("btnInsert_PL"), LinkButton) Dim btn_Edit As LinkButton = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.Rows(gvRow.RowIndex).FindControl("btnEdit"), LinkButton) Dim btnIns_T_f As LinkButton = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.FooterRow.FindControl("btnInsert_T_f"), LinkButton) Dim btnCancelIns_f As LinkButton = CType(gv_CurrentPlan.FooterRow.FindControl("btnCancelInsert_f"), LinkButton) gv_CurrentPlan.ShowFooter = True ddlTech_f.Visible = True txtTechTarget_f.Visible = True ddlBU_f.Visible = True txtBUPerc_f.Visible = True btn_Edit.Visible = False btnIns_T.Visible = False btnIns_BU.Visible = False btnIns_PL.Visible = False btnIns_T_f.Visible = True btnCancelIns_f.Visible = True ViewState.Add("strCmdButton", "Insert") ViewState.Add("iDIDKey", gv_CurrentPlan.DataKeys(gvRow.RowIndex).Values(0)) VB-Code Behind:

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