This is probably a Time Zone issue. I'll look into it. "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

Yes ... It is trivial... First of all let me know are you storing the data into database ? If the data is in the database, just update the value when user clicks on the button after updating the data, and rebind the Gridview to reflect the update. :) Abhishek Sur **Don't forget to click "Good Answer" if you like this Solution. My Latest Articles-->** Microsoft Bing MAP using Javascript CLR objects in SQL Server 2005 Uncommon C# Keywords/xml>

using System; using System.Configuration; using System.Data; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using System.Web.Security; using System.Web.UI; using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls; using System.Web.UI.WebControls; using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts; using System.Xml.Linq; using System.Data.SqlClient; public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page { protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!IsPostBack) { ViewState["Loginerrors"] = 0; } } private bool validate(String Uname, String Pwd) { bool val = false; SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["sqlcon"].ToString()); string qry = "Select Uname, Pwd FROM login"; SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(qry, con); SqlDataReader dr; con.Open(); dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(); while (dr.Read()) { if ((Uname == dr["Uname"].ToString()) & (Pwd == dr["Pwd"].ToString())) { val = true; } dr.Close(); return val; } return val; } protected void Login1_Authenticate(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (validate(Login1.UserName,Login1.Password)) { Login1.Visible = false; Label1.Text = "Success"; } else { Label1.Text = "Failed"; } } } Is this code efficient for login

By changing your code so that it checks every year and not just the current year. Did you really expect a detailed answer on how to fix code you didn't bother to show us ? Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

Can i have this in English please...

use a hyperlink instead of linkbutton and give the path of the file in its NavigateURL attribute. Regards, Kapil Thakur (Where's there is Kapil , there is a way) - thakur.kapil@gmail.com