Why is Page load event not firing?

Question

My project name is sbmanager and in that project I have a page named mgrGridHome.aspx This page has the following reference:

<%@ Page Language="C#" Inherits="sbmanager.mgrGridHome" MasterPageFile="~/masterpages/global.master" %>

That has a label on it:

<asp:Label id="lblCurrentTime" runat="server"></asp:Label>

In my mgrGridHome.aspx.cs file I have the following:

protected void page_load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

            lblCurrentTime.Text = "See Me"; 
        }

But when I compile and run the page the label value is not set as if the page load has not fired.

But if I place the same code directly on the page like this:

<script language="C#" runat="server">
    public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        <asp:Label id="lblCurrentTime" runat="server"></asp:Label>
    }
</script>

The label value is set.

All I want to do is set the label value when the page loads. At the moment I don't care if it is a post-back or not. Am I going about this the wrong way?

Answer 1

Moved from Comment -

1. Add AutoEventWireup at Page - <%@ Page AutoEventWireup="true" ... %>
2. Also ensure event name is Page_Load