OK. Thanks again. I have already begun re-thinking this. I think I will create a new form and pass the values from the selection of the row into it.

Until next time... :)

>>How can I get around this situation, meaning how do I get the item_command event to fire before the page_load event?
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>>Thanks again in advance.
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>You can't, that's how ASP.NET's event handling works. You will probably need to rethink what's happening in the Page_Load.