I have a search button on my web page, which is supposed to save the contents of the page into the database before it does the search.
Before i save the contents i get a confirmation from the user -- for which i'm using the following code -

btnSearch.Attributes.Add("onClick", "javascript:return confirm('Are you sure you want to save')") ;
my problem is that, i do not want the above confirmation message to appear, when the user clicks the Search button
for the first time, as there's nothing to save at that moment, and rather execute the search code.
Please advise.

only add your code if the page is a post back.
if IsPostBack then
   btnSearch.Attributes.Add("onClick", "javascript:return confirm('Are you sure you want to save')") ;
end if

JIm