Not sure I fully understand your question but, while the cache condition is satisfied, none of your code around that user control code behind will be executed (which is exactly why the cache is a good thing from a perf perspective)
ASP.Net takes the HTML result of that user control and stores it *verbatim* while the cache condition is satisfied. While its being served from cache, ASP.Net will take that output and simply push it back as the response without executing any server side code (as far as that control is concerned). The answer (if I understand what you are asking) as to reduce the cache time or Vary the cache instance by a param other than UserId. - Glav From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2010 5:17 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: usercontrol caching I have a user control which is set to output cache using the following command.. <%@ OutputCache Duration="1000" VaryByParam="UserId" %> When the usercontrol is being cached the usercontrol is no longer availble so my code where ... usercontrol.userid=89 fails! Do i just wrap this code in If usercontrol isnot nothing then usercontrol.userid=89 End if Or is there a 'proper' way to do this? Is your website <http://www.intellixperience.com/signup.aspx> being IntelliXperienced? | www.yougoingmyway.com ? regards Anthony (*12QWERNB*) Is your website being IntelliXperienced?