dont know whats happening.... plz help

hi i am using asp.net..
in my aspx file i have declared this code in the page directive for output cache

Code:

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<%@ Outputcache duration="60" varybyparam="state" %>

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i have added this table to my aspx page i also have a datagrid

VB Code:

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" rules="all" style="BORDER-LEFT-COLOR:black;BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR:black;WIDTH:700px;BORDER-TOP-COLOR:black;BORDER-COLLAPSE:collapse;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#aaaadd;BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR:black">
                <tr>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=germany">germany</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=mexico">mexico</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=uk">uk</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=sweden">sweden</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=canada">canada</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=france">france</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=italy">italy</a></td>
                    <td><a href="webform1.aspx?state=portugal">portugal</a></td>
                </tr>
            </table>

in my aspx.vb file i have this code

VB Code:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Put user code to initialize the page here
 
        querystate = Request.QueryString("state")
        If querystate Is Nothing Then
            
            str = "SELECT * From Customers"
        Else
            str = "SELECT * From Customers Where Customers.Country= ' " + querystate + " '  "
        End If
 
        Dim adapt As New OleDbDataAdapter(str, myconn)
        Dim ds As New DataSet
        adapt.Fill(ds, "Customers")
        DataGrid1.DataSource = ds.Tables("customers").DefaultView
        DataGrid1.DataBind()
    End Sub

when the page loads my datagrid populates and even my table but
when i am clicking a link from the table which i have in the aspx file nothing shows up in my datagrid .. i have been on this for hours and dont know why.. can someone please explain this to me .. thanks guys... :)

Okay try putting in something like this just inside your Page_Load()

VB Code:

Response.Write(":" & Request.QueryString("state") & ":")

hi thanks.. it worked fine i added it like this

VB Code:

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Put user code to initialize the page here
 
        querystate = Request.QueryString("state")
 
        If querystate Is Nothing Then
            
            str = "SELECT * From Customers"
        Else
 
            str = "SELECT * From Customers Where Customers.Country= '" & Request.QueryString("state") & "'"
        End If
 
        Dim adapt As New OleDbDataAdapter(str, myconn)
        Dim ds As New DataSet
        adapt.Fill(ds, "Customers")
        DataGrid1.DataSource = ds.Tables("customers").DefaultView
        DataGrid1.DataBind()
        
    End Sub

just one quick question i would like to ask... why wasnt it not working for me when i was putting the variable querystring equal to the sql statement meaning like this.. thanks in advance... :)

VB Code:

querystate = Request.QueryString("state")
 
        If querystate Is Nothing Then
            
            str = "SELECT * From Customers"
        Else
 
            str = "SELECT * From Customers Where Customers.Country= '" & Request.QueryString("state") & "'"
        End If