I have a RadiobuttonList on a form, its autopostback enabled, but always on first postback the form is refreshed and lost the data, the second time it works... but the first!! it just refresh losing all data, Viewstate is also enabled, have an idea?

What is your code in the page load?

Woody Z
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already tried with the load_page method empty!! does the same!

So how do you load the data in the first place?

Woody Z
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well, by default my radiobuttonList have a option checked of the 4 options, and so the radiobuttonLIst_IndexChanged is called and load the right controls, here is the code:

 using System;
    using System.Data;
    using System.Configuration;
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Web;
    using System.Web.Security;
    using System.Web.UI;
    using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
    using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
    using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
    using System.Web.Mail;
    using System.Data.SqlClient;
    public partial class editors_NewsLetterControl : System.Web.UI.Page
    {
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            String result;
            try
            {
                SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "smtp.gmail.com";
                MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();
                mail.To = "mail@somemail";
                mail.From = "Custom subject";
                if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 1 Enquiry")
                {
                    mail.Body = "Type 1 Enquiry \n\nEmail: " + emailTextBox.Text + "\n\n" + NewsLetterTextBox.Text;



                } if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 2 Enquiry")
                {
                    mail.Body = "Type 2 Enquiry\n\nName: " + nameTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nEmail: " + emailTextBox.Text + "\n\n" + NewsLetterTextBox.Text;

                }
                if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 3 Enquiry")
                {
                    mail.Body = "Type 3 Enquiry \n\nName: " + nameTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nCompany: " + companyTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nPhone: " + phoneTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nEmail: " + emailTextBox.Text + "\nWebsite: " + webTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\n\nMessage:\n\n" + NewsLetterTextBox.Text;

                } if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 4 Enquiry")
                {
                    mail.Body = "Type 4 Enquiry \n\nContact Name: " + contacNameTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nCompany Name: " + companyNameTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nCompany Description: " + companyDescriptionTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nWebsite: " + websiteLinksTextBox.Text + "\nPage that links back yo us: " + pageLinkingBackTextBox.Text.ToString() + "\nEmail: " + emailLinksTextBox.Text.ToString()+"\n\nMessage:\n\ n"+commentsTextBox.Text.ToString();

                }

                mail.Subject = subjectTextBox.Text.ToString();
                /* Some others implementations */


        }

// This is the posible method problem....


        protected void RadioButtonList1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 1 Enquiry")
            {
                nameTextBox.Visible = false;
                nameLabel.Visible = false;
                companyTextBox.Visible = false;
                companyLabel.Visible = false;
                phoneTextBox.Visible = false;
                phoneLabel.Visible = false;
                emailTextBox.Visible = true;
                emailLabel.Visible = true;
                webTextBox.Visible = false;
                websiteLabel.Visible = false;
                MultiView1.ActiveViewIndex = 0;
                subjectTextBox.Text = "Type 1 Enquiry";



            } if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 2 Enquiry")
            {
                nameTextBox.Visible = true;
                nameLabel.Visible = true;
                companyTextBox.Visible = true;
                companyLabel.Visible = true;
                phoneTextBox.Visible = true;
                phoneLabel.Visible = true;
                emailTextBox.Visible = true;
                emailLabel.Visible = true;
                webTextBox.Visible = true;
                websiteLabel.Visible = true;
                MultiView1.ActiveViewIndex = 0;
                subjectTextBox.Text = "Type 2 Enquiry";


            } if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 3 Enquiry")
            {
                nameTextBox.Visible = true;
                nameLabel.Visible = true;
                companyTextBox.Visible = false;
                companyLabel.Visible = false;
                phoneTextBox.Visible =false;
                phoneLabel.Visible = false;
                emailTextBox.Visible = true;
                emailLabel.Visible = true;
                webTextBox.Visible = false;
                websiteLabel.Visible = false;
                MultiView1.ActiveViewIndex = 0;
                subjectTextBox.Text = "Type 3 Enquiry";


            } if (RadioButtonList1.SelectedValue == "Type 4 Enquiry")
               {

                MultiView1.ActiveViewIndex = 1;

            }
        }
        protected void RadioButtonList1_Init(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {


        }
}


AND THIS IS THE ASPX


<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/asd.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="somecontrol" Title="Some tittle" ValidateRequest="false" EnableSessionState="True" %>
<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">
    <br />
    <center>

        <table id="table_big" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" language="javascript"
            onclick="return table_big_onclick()" style="border-right: black 1px solid; border-top: black 1px solid;
            border-left: black 1px solid; border-bottom: black 1px solid">
            <tr>
                <td class="table_big_title" colspan="2" style="height: 14px" align=center>

                        <span style="font-size: 18px">Contact Us</span></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td class="table_big_row">
                    <div align="justify" style="text-align: justify">
                        <br />
                        <br />
                        &nbsp;<table>
                            <tr>
                                <td style="width: 159px">
                                    <asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" Text="Select contact mode:"></asp:Label></td>
                                <td style="width: 248px">
                                    <asp:RadioButtonList ID="RadioButtonList1" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="RadioButtonList1_SelectedI ndexChanged" CausesValidation="True" OnLoad="RadioButtonList1_SelectedIndexChanged" OnInit="RadioButtonList1_Init">
                                        <asp:ListItem Selected="True">Type 1 Enquiry</asp:ListItem>
                                        <asp:ListItem>Type 2 Enquiry</asp:ListItem>
                                        <asp:ListItem>Type 3 Enquiry</asp:ListItem>
                                        <asp:ListItem>Type 4 Enquiry</asp:ListItem>
                                    </asp:RadioButtonList>&nbsp;
                                    </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                        &nbsp;
                        <asp:MultiView ID="MultiView1" runat="server" ActiveViewIndex="0" >
                            <asp:View ID="View1" runat="server">
                                <table style="position: static">
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                        </td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                        </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="nameLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Name:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="nameTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="companyLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Company:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="companyTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="phoneLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Phone:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="phoneTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="emailLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Email:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="emailTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="websiteLabel" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Website:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="webTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label5" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Subject:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="subjectTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px">General Enquiry</asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 100px; height: 10px;">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Message:" Width="78px"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px; height: 10px;">
                                        </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td colspan="2">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="NewsLetterTextBox" runat="server" Height="155px" Style="position: static"
                                                TextMode="MultiLine" ToolTip="Put newsletter here, you can include html tags."
                                                Width="541px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td colspan="2" align=center><asp:Button ID="Button3" runat="server" Text="Send" OnClick="Button1_Click" style="position: static" /></td>
                                    </tr>
                                </table>
                            </asp:View>
                            <asp:View ID="View2" runat="server">
                               <center><p>
Some text
                         </p>
                              </center>
                                <br />


                                <table style="position: static">
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px; height: 16px">
                                        </td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px; height: 16px">
                                        </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Contact Name:" Width="113px"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="contacNameTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Company Name:" Width="124px"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="companyNameTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label6" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Company Description:" Width="163px"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="companyDescriptionTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label8" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Website:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="websiteLinksTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label7" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Page that links back to us:" Width="194px"></asp:Label>
                                        </td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="pageLinkingBackTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label9" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Email:"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="emailLinksTextBox" runat="server" Style="position: static" Width="250px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td style="width: 146px">
                                            <asp:Label ID="Label10" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" Font-Size="Small" ForeColor="Black"
                                                Style="position: static" Text="Comments:" Width="78px"></asp:Label></td>
                                        <td style="width: 100px">
                                        </td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td colspan="2">
                                            <asp:TextBox ID="commentsTextBox" runat="server" Height="155px" Style="position: static"
                                                TextMode="MultiLine" ToolTip="Put newsletter here, you can include html tags."
                                                Width="541px"></asp:TextBox></td>
                                    </tr>
                                    <tr>
                                        <td colspan="2" align=center style="height: 15px"><asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" Text="Send" OnClick="Button1_Click" style="position: static" /></td>
                                    </tr>
                                </table>
                            </asp:View>
                        </asp:MultiView>
                                    <center>
                                        &nbsp;</center><br />
                        <br />
                    </div>
                    </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </center>
    <center>
        &nbsp;</center>
</asp:Content>

Also tried now with a application variable setting on every change so i set the selected value on load, it just works worst!...