Easy points for hidden fields and setting value in code behind file

Just to be sure, are you setting this code in the following:

If Not IsPostBack() Then
Dim hidDenCanc As HiddenField = FormView11.FindControl("hidCancDeny")
End If

Otherwise, you will be reseting every time...

No its set in selectedindexchanged sub routine of a drop down, so it does not get set unless the value of the drop down is changed.  The problem is the drop down gets changed, and the value gets set

Dim hidDenCanc As HiddenField = FormView11.FindControl("hidCancDeny")

        hidDenCanc.Value = "Yes",

then the page travels to the server showing a couple of new drop downs, but on the Page load event the hidden form field has the original value, not the value set by the sub routine.  View state is not enabled, so does it just load in a fresh page, with the original form field values???  Hence the hidden variable gets set and then to the server and gets dropped because its not passed back???????
 

It sounds as if the PageLoad event, or the control's OnLoad event is indeed setting the value back to its default.  I assume this control is not created dynamically, correct?

If this is the case, you should be able to use the Not IsPostBack.  This will make it only rebind the data if the page is loaded for the first time... not on every postback.

Can you show more code?

its ok I figured it out.  I am a moron.  I just gave up on setting the hidden field value, and read the drop down list selected value in the onload.  if it = Select then its not the cancel deny process, but any ther value and I take them back to the cancel/deny view of the multiview.  Thanks for trying, but a solution is better than knowledge at this point.  And to answer your question no its a hard coded hidden field on the particular multiview view.

Page load did not reference the control other than checking the value of the hidden field, and the control has no onload event defined.  No worries though, its working now, was just banging my head up against it.

Thanks