I found what is happening but no idea why the load event for frmsel is loadinf first when form frmmain is loaded and then again when form frmsel is loaded thats why it thinks it is a postback when frmsel loads, anyone know why the load event for frmsel would load when frmmain runs, I do not have a load event at all for the frmmain so i am not calling it by accident
any ideas
lee