>>>>>HI
>>>>>
>>>>>I've got a page that contains a user control which load some telerik comboboxes.
>>>>>
>>>>>In the page load I'm trying to set some checkbox values on the combo controls but when I try to get the items in the control it returns 0
>>>>>
>>>>>any ideas what I'm doing wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>(the code is below)
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>> Dim radModels As Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBox = DirectCast(Me.DateRangeSelector1.FindControl("radModels"), Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBox)
>>>>>                For Each item As Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBoxItem In radModels.Items
>>>>>                    Dim chk As CheckBox = DirectCast(item.FindControl("chk1"), CheckBox)
>>>>>                    If item.Text <> ModelName Then
>>>>>                        chk.Checked = False
>>>>>                    Else
>>>>>                        chk.Checked = True
>>>>>                    End If
>>>>>                Next
>>>>>

>>>>I don't have the Telerik stuff and I see the RadComboBoxItem overrides the native WebControl.FindControl() method (http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet/combobox/radcombobox-telerik.webcontrols.radcomboboxitem-findcontrol.html) without descibing how the behaviour is changed. Anyway it's not clear to me where you're problem really lies.
>>>>Are there no items in the radModels collection?
>>>>If there are does .FindControl("chk1") return anything before the cast?
>>>
>>>Hi Viv
>>>
>>>radModels has an item count of 0 so I assume I'm not getting it correctly.
>>
>>You might need to do this in the LoadComplete event rather than Load - I'm not sure all controls are instantiated until then.....
>>(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178472.aspx)
>
>I think I may need to do this differently
>
>The order of events I get (stepping through in Visual Studio) is
>Page init
>Page Load Complete
>Page Load
>dateRangeSelector Page Load
>
>then it drops into the html view where its loading the items onto the combo box

Hmmm. I haven't got ASP.NET up at the moment and relied on memory (plus what it says in the link:)
SNIP:
"LoadComplete - Use this event for tasks that require that all other controls on the page be loaded"

>So how or where would alter that.
>
>I've got a list of items with checkboxes and depending on a parameter passed via a querystring I want to have the checkbox checked or unchecked.
>
>Thanks Viv
>
>BTW "I give up" is a perfectly reasonable reply.
And, I'm afraid, the one I have to give at the moment (doing a bit of fire-fighting). Maybe later.....