This sample shows how to trigger a updatepanel from a control outside of it:
[xml]<asp:UpdatePanel ID="uPanel1" runat="server" UpdateMode=Conditional >
<ContentTemplate><asp:TextBox ID="txtMyNumber" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:UpdateProgress ID="UpdateProgress1" runat="server" AssociatedUpdatePanelID=uPanel1>
<ProgressTemplate>
<asp:Image ID="imgAjaxLoader" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Icon/ajax-loader.gif"/>
</ProgressTemplate>
</asp:UpdateProgress></ContentTemplate>
<Triggers>
<asp:AsyncPostBackTrigger ControlID ="btnUpdateMyNumber" />
</Triggers></asp:UpdatePanel>
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="btnUpdateMyNumber" Text="Set My Number" />
[/xml]
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