I have a data set question which may seem stuipid, but maybe someone can shed some light.
   I have a data set that is populated in my Page_Load event. I want to resuse this data set again in another event, however the rowcount is 0. I don't want to have to run the query and fill it again if possible.
   I created the dataset through the IDE, I assumed(bad idea) that it would be global to the page and available at any time. I even tried changing the data set declaration from:
Protected WithEvents DsCallCategories1 As CallBoxTEST.dsCallCategories
To:
Public WithEvents DsCallCategories1 As CallBoxTEST.dsCallCategories

How can I create a data set, fill it once, and use it continuously thoroughout the page? Would I need to cache it? Could I create it in the Global.asax and create and destroy as necessary?

Thanks for any help and ideas!!!

Jim

Hello,
one of ways for preserving the values of your objects in ASP.NET pages is to declare them as static(shared),it prevents resetting objects among several requests.
(other ways:cache,sessions,...)
but I think for saving a dataset it's better to save it in cache or sessions not to declare it as global static....certianly cache objects are faster...

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thanks.. I wound up using a session variable, then assigning it to a pre defined data set. thanks again