So I finally figured out how to get javascript functions to work in a custom module, but they stop working as soon as I do anything to cause a postback refresh.

The module I have was set to allow partial updates in the module definition.

But this also emptied my textboxes that filled the javascript function, which is not desired.

So I need an update panel in the module instead of around the whole module.  As best I can find, the proper code for that is as follows:

                DotNetNuke.Framework.AJAX.RegisterScriptManager();

                DotNetNuke.Framework.AJAX.WrapUpdatePanelControl(this.CONTROLNAME, true);

The control I'm attempting to wrap is a GridView, and I want it to trigger the panel when the gridview is being sorted... the closest I've come is this line, but it doesn't cause the update panel postback to ever be triggered - instead, the entire page refreshes.

DotNetNuke.Framework.AJAX.RegisterPostBackControl(this.CONTROLNAME);

So how do I make the Sort action of a GridView be the postback trigger for an update panel in dnn?

Thanks again........................................

EDIT:

I've also tried going through each control in the GridView and registering them separately, but that also doesn't work.

                foreach (Control objControl in this.CONTROLNAME.Controls)

                {

                    DotNetNuke.Framework.AJAX.RegisterPostBackControl(objControl);

                }

 Thank you, Mitch.

I've taken to just putting my UpdatePanel on the page itself, which is what I wanted to do to begin with... 

For some reason, I'd had problems in the past with manually putting update panels in controls... this is far far far far better than trying to use the dnn hack-stuff to make it work.

I just wanted a control divided in halves... the top half would remain static and the bottom half would update. (the only async postback triggers were to be the sorting of the GridView)  This all seems to work now by just placing the UpdatePanel directly on the page.

Thank you again for the reply!