Dynamically create and access RadioButtonLists from code-behind - vb.net

Question

My problem is: I have a stripped down default.aspx page. Aside from a element, almost ALL the functionality has to be in the code-behind in aspx.vb.
The program retreives information from a database and compares this to another list of tables, number of both lists can vary.
So I need to "bind" a dynamic number of RadioButtonLists to the asp:table element controls, and I need to create a dynamic number of ListItems to each RadioButtonList created. Later, I need to be able to access the selected value of each in order to decide future functions in the database.
An example of the code is like this:
aspx file:
<asp:table ID="table1" runat="server">
aspx.vb file (code-behind):
Sub createHtmlTables()
For i = 0 To productIndex.Count - 1
''//create a RadioButtonList for each i
Dim row As New TableRow
Dim cell As New TableCell
For k = 0 To productTypeAmountIndex.Count - 1
''//create a ListItem(radiobutton)
''//for each k and include it in the RadioButtonList
''//assign a value (for example name) of the product as
''//the ListItems ID to retreive it later
Next
''//add the RadioButtonList to cell.controls etc
Table1.Rows.Add(row)
Next
End Sub
Sub addToDb()
For i = 0 To productIndex.Count - 1
''//get the RadioButtonList for each i
''//and return the value of the selected radiobutton
''//within the list to a variable
Next
End Sub
Sorry if this is long and confusing, but as I can't even form my questions right yet, I tried to include as much information as possible. Basically I just need an example of how and which methods to use to get all that working.
Update:
Everyone keeps telling me that going for tables to begin with was a mistake, but some place I found claimed that you can't customize datagrid looks as easily as you can with tables. I guess I'll start the whole thing from scratch then.
Thing is that the UI should be as graphically pleasing as possible, with the tables I can do all sorts of neat things such as colouring the cells according to the information inside etc.
Anyway, thanks but not what I was looking for but I'll try to remake the thing with datagrid / gridview and see what happens. Might take a few days before I learn enough of them to use them and get back here.

Answer 1

Rather than a table, you'll have better luck with a true server control like gridview or datagrid, or repeater. Then you can just wire up the datasource property on your control.
For all dynamic controls, remember that you have to recreate them every time you do a postback. This may sound odd, but the trick is the every request to the server, including postbacks, uses a different instance of your page class. When that request/postback finishes the page instance used for that request is destroyed. The only things left active are the session and the cache.

Answer 2

This is my .aspx code.
<asp:Table ID="Questions" runat="server">
</asp:Table>
<asp:Button ID="SaveButton" runat="server" Text="Save" />
This is my code behind file code.
I have added dynamic drop-down list.
On save button click, I am retrieving selected value.
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Dim NewRow As New TableRow
Dim NewCell As New TableCell
Dim rblOptions As New RadioButtonList
rblOptions.ID = "Option1"
rblOptions.Items.Add(New System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListItem("1", "1"))
rblOptions.Items.Add(New System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListItem("2", "2"))
rblOptions.Items.Add(New System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListItem("3", "3"))
NewCell.Controls.Add(rblOptions)
NewRow.Cells.Add(NewCell)
'Questions is a table
Questions.Rows.Add(NewRow)
End Sub
Protected Sub SaveButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles SaveButton.Click
If Page.IsValid Then
Dim rbl As RadioButtonList = DirectCast(Questions.FindControl("Option1"), RadioButtonList)
If rbl.SelectedValue.ToString = "ExpectedValue" Then
End If
End If
End Sub