ASP.NET C#: Page_Load executes on post back of other page

[ShadowLocke]

Ok..so the title doesnt make much sense. Here is the problem: I have one page, that when loaded checks a session variable to determine that the user is allowed to view the page before sending the contents. On this same page there is a "Log Out" button which is an anchor tag that points back to the login page where it logs out and clears the session.

So now the client is back at the log on page. Clicks log in and the Page_Load event of the page the user came from fires looking for that session variable thus causing an error due to the cleared session which would be initialized on the log in click. WHY!? Were done with that page!

What am I missing here? Why is there a call to the previous page?

[nateraaaa]

Posting code would be helpful.

Nathan

[Frinavale]

So now the client is back at the log on page. Clicks log in and the Page_Load event of the page the user came from fires looking for that session variable thus causing an error due to the cleared session which would be initialized on the log in click. WHY!? Were done with that page!

I don't understand what you are trying to do.

What is the error you are getting?

Are you by any chance using Server.Transfer?

-Frinny

[Plater]

Is the redirection of your "Log Out" button handled on the server side? Or is the button marked as runat="server".
I have seen some odd behavior where the page_load() would get fired because the button is marked as runat="server", even though it's redirecting through javascript and such?

[ShadowLocke]

Is the redirection of your "Log Out" button handled on the server side? Or is the button marked as runat="server".
I have seen some odd behavior where the page_load() would get fired because the button is marked as runat="server", even though it's redirecting through javascript and such?

The redirect is client side. The runat tag i thought would have been it. But this is the code I had:

[HTML]<a href="Logon.aspx?LOGOUT=LOGOUT">Log out</a>[/HTML]

..Since I was replying i decided to take another look real quick..I think I found the problem. Im sending that logout parameter..so on the postback when your there it logs out before going to the next page....is there a way to clear that on postback? Or should I look for a different way to handle the log out?

[ShadowLocke]

The redirect is client side. The runat tag i thought would have been it. But this is the code I had:

[HTML]<a href="Logon.aspx?LOGOUT=LOGOUT">Log out</a>[/HTML]

..Since I was replying i decided to take another look real quick..I think I found the problem. Im sending that logout parameter..so on the postback when your there it logs out before going to the next page....is there a way to clear that on postback? Or should I look for a different way to handle the log out?

First all, thank you all for your replys. I found my problem..when I use the logout/timeout paramater I just added a check for IsPostBack. (in an inherited page I always forget to look into those things..assuming they did it right before i got here)