got it! Was using Itemcreated, switch to ItemDataBound and used:
Dim careq As Boolean = CType(e.Item.Cells(3).FindControl("ckcareq"),
CheckBox).Checked
Dim cadate As Date =
CType(e.Item.Cells(4).FindControl("lblcadatereq"), Label).Text
got the values, thanx.!
"Eliyahu Goldin" wrote:
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> It is not clear from the message what is your immediate problem. You can't
> get a value of a bound column? Bound columns get value in ItemDataBound
> event. Also you can use PreRender event in which the grid is already fully
> populated with all values.
>
> Eliyahu
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3656552F-4B4B-482A-A5A8-E41906EB7981@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > I've searched, reviewed, and attempted dozens of code ideas on the[/color]
> subject. I[color=green]
> > can't seem to get something that seems so simple to work. To highlight a[/color]
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> > in a datagrid based on another value in that row.
> >
> > I have a datagrid using Template and Item Columns, i.e.:
> >
> > <asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="CA Date Req"
> > HeaderStyle-CssClass="gridqtext" ItemStyle-CssClass="gridtext">
> > <ItemTemplate>
> > <asp:Label ID="lblcadatereq" CssClass="gridtext" width="75" Runat="server"
> > Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Concern_DCADate", "{0:d}")[/color]
> %>'[color=green]
> > Visible="True">
> > </asp:Label>
> > </ItemTemplate>
> > </asp:TemplateColumn>
> >
> > I've tried both Oncreate and OnDataBound, no luck. I have several columns,
> > but I need values from checkbox (#3) and Label (#4). I've tried, etc.:
> > CType(E.Item.FindControl("lblcadatereq"), Label).Text
> >
> > What is strange is that when I run (Onitemcreated):
> >
> > Response.Write("value = " & e.Item.Cells(4).Text & "<br>")
> >
> > I get, there are four rows in my grid (header, two data, a blank bottom
> > row). I get:
> > #1 value = "Title of Header"
> > #2 - 4 value = (is blank). The grid shows data in #2 and #3???
> >
> > I have also ran a routine to remove the first and last rows using:
> > e.Item.ItemType = ListItemType.Item Or e.Item.ItemType =
> > ListItemType.AlternatingItem
> > but still no values from grid for rows 2 and 3????
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