Event only fires once

Here is you code:

    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Button1.Visible = False
    End Sub

    Private Sub ImageButton1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.ImageClickEventArgs) Handles ImageButton1.Click
        Calendar1.Visible = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub ImageButton2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.ImageClickEventArgs) Handles ImageButton2.Click
        Calendar2.Visible = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub Calendar1_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Calendar1.SelectionChanged
        TextBox1.Text = Calendar1.SelectedDate
        TextBox1.Visible = True
        If (TextBox1.Text <> "" And TextBox2.Text <> "") Then
            Button1.Visible = True
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Calendar2_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Calendar2.SelectionChanged
        TextBox2.Text = Calendar2.SelectedDate
        TextBox2.Visible = True
        If (TextBox1.Text <> "" And TextBox2.Text <> "") Then
            Button1.Visible = True
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        If (DateTime.Compare(CDate(TextBox1.Text), CDate(TextBox2.Text)) > 0) Then
            TextBox1.Visible = False
            TextBox2.Visible = False
            Button1.Visible = False
           ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Please select dates again.
        End If


    End Sub

Is this replacing my existing date compare validator control?
I still don't understand why my imgPin1 event is not firing. The event does nothing except toggle the calendars visibility

Why am I setting the the buttons visibility to false
Also, when I try your way....
I click on the imagebutton to bring up the calendar and validation fires even though I haven't submitted yet.

apologies ignore the line below - it does this regardless if I use yours or my version...


Also, when I try your way....
I click on the imagebutton to bring up the calendar and validation fires even though I haven't submitted yet.

>>>There is if postback code.

Try removing this.

apologies (again) that was a typo in my intial post. That should read there is NO if postback.

u just have to add one more requiredfieldvalidator in ur panel span6..i think that will do it..and if u want to do this with javascript then tell me i will help u out...

 <asp:Panel id="span6" runat="server" visible="false">(please specify) <asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="txt6Other" />
                     <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ControlToValidate="txt6Other" ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" runat="server" ErrorMessage="*Required" />
                     </asp:Panel>

sorry last comment is not belongs here...by mistake i put it here

Please create one new application, put 2 imagebuttons, 2 calenders, 2 textboxes abd a button with default(IDs).

and use my code in code behind, with this you can track where the actual peroblem occurs....

HIi QPR

yes while the comparevalidator is true the page wil not postback and calendar control need the postback..thats why the page is not showing there..
what u can do is to put a javascript to end ur problem..u put one label instead of compare validator and make it visible true when the startdate<enddate or any of ur condition...this will check ur textbox value when u click on button while submitting ur form..

i m showing code of javascript

function checkdate()
{
if(Date.parse(document.getElementById("txtStartDate").value) < Date.parse(document.getElementById("txtEndDate").value))
            {
                document.getElementById("lblerror").visibility = 'visible'
               return false;
            }
   return true;
}

u can call this function on ur button click by writing below line in page_load..
btnLoadChart.Attributes.Add("onclick", "return checkdate();")

Thanks, can you help with this bit
btnLoadChart.Attributes.Add("onclick", "return checkdate();")

I put it here but get errors
<body onload="Button1.Attributes.Add("onclick", "return checkdate();")">

error = name and attribute must be separated by an equals sign

sorry! I realised that was code behind *blush*

Still no good, now when I click the image to toggle the calendars visibility I get 1 less validation error (compare) but I still get the other 2... startdate required and end date required. I don't want to hassle the user with these messages until they hit the submit button.
Making the calendar visible is causing a postback which is firing validation.

How can I prevent this?

solved!
I just needed to set the "causes validation" property on the image button to false.
Now when it postsback to toggle the calendars visibility it doesn't check the form values.
AND it let's me retoggle the calendar following validation