ajax panel update during the middle of a function C# ASP.net site This is the button click. I would like to update LbError.Text to "" before the rest of the function continues. This is my current code. protected void BUpload_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { LbError.Text = ""; UpdatePanel1.Update(); //// need it to update here before it moves on but it waits till the end to update the lablel Exicute functions..... ....... ....... } <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server" UpdateMode="Conditional"> <contenttemplate> <asp:Label ID="LbError" runat="server" CssClass="failureNotification" Text=""></asp:Label> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <asp:TextBox ID="NewData" runat="server"></asp:TextBox><br /> then click <asp:Button ID="BUpload" runat="server" Text="Upload New Data" onclick="BUpload_Click"/><br /> Things i have tried include have another UpdatePanel just and same results. any help would be greatly appreciated.