gridview.rows.cells.text returns empty even though there is data in the cells

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User-1665848652 posted

Sub RemoveDuplicates()
      Dim counter AS Integer
      Dim rows AS GridviewRowCollection   = myGridview_Users_ExtensionLists.Rows
      Dim curValue AS String = rows(0).Cells(0).Text

      FOR counter = 1 TO (myGridview_Users_ExtensionLists.Rows.Count - 1)
         IF curValue <> rows(counter).Cells(0).Text THEN
            curValue = rows(counter).Cells(0).Text
            Response.Write(rows(counter).Cells(0).Text & " " & counter & "<br />")
         ELSE
            rows(counter).Cells(0).Text = ""
            Response.Write(rows(counter).Cells(0).Text & "<br />")
         END IF
      NEXT
   END Sub

This code correctly appends the row number and shows a list at the top of the page, but it does not show any of the data in the cells before the appended numbers. It allows me use .Text to replace the data with empty strings, but since it sees all of the .Text's as empty I am unable to do a check to see which ones I want to change. Any Ideas? I am calling this Sub in the body of my page just before the Gridview control is located.