Thankyou Phillip. That works perfectly.
I was using the wrong collection ie
For r As Integer = 0 To grdViewEnteredData.Columns.Count - 1
grdViewEnteredData.Columns(r).ItemStyle.Width = 100
grdViewEnteredData.Columns(r).ItemStyle.Wrap = True
Next
"Phillip Williams" wrote:
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> During the RowCreated event you can loop through the Row.Cells collection (to
> get the equivalent of the GridView.Columns collection), e.g.
>
> Sub GridView1_RowCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
> GridViewRowEventArgs)
>
> If e.Row.RowType = DataControlRowType.DataRow Then
> dim td as TableCell
> For each td in e.Row.Cells
> 'set the td style to the desired width
> Next For
> End If
> End Sub
>
> --
> HTH,
> Phillip Williams
>
http://www.societopia.net
>
http://www.webswapp.com
>
>
> "Steve Bugden" wrote:
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> > Hello Phillip and Teemu,
> >
> > THankyou for your repllies.
> >
> > I tried putting the code in the rowcreated event but that didn't work either.
> >
> > I am binding to a datatable, whose structure is determined at runtime.
> > Therefore the autogeneratecolumns has to be set true.
> >
> > Does anyone have any other ideas as to how I can set the widths?
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > "Teemu Keiski" wrote:
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> > > They should be capable to set in autogenerating scenario also if one handles
> > > RowCreated event and sets cell width explicitly in code.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Teemu Keiski
> > > ASP.NET MVP, AspInsider
> > > Finland, EU
> > >
http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke
> > >
> > > "Phillip Williams" <WEBSWAPP@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> > > news:EE2F7087-A864-435B-B85B-0251CE5F7B7E@microsoft.com...
> > > > If your GridView is creating the columns using the
> > > > AutoGenerateColumns=true
> > > > then the Columns collection would not have them.
> > > >
> > > >
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...w.columns.aspx
> > > > "Explicitly declared column fields can be used in combination with
> > > > automatically generated column fields. When both are used, explicitly
> > > > declared column fields are rendered first, followed by the automatically
> > > > generated column fields. Automatically generated column fields are not
> > > > added
> > > > to the Columns collection."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Phillip Williams
> > > >
http://www.societopia.net
> > > >
http://www.webswapp.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Steve Bugden" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >> I would like to set the column widths in the ASP.NET GridView control at
> > > >> runtime
> > > >>
> > > >> I have tried the following:
> > > >>
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178296.aspx
> > > >> Which uses the following code on a button:
> > > >>
> > > >> Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
> > > >> ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
> > > >> Try
> > > >> Dim colWidth As Integer
> > > >> colWidth = CInt(Server.HtmlEncode(TextBox1.Text))
> > > >> If colWidth > 0 Then
> > > >> For i As Integer = 0 To GridView1.Columns.Count - 1
> > > >> GridView1.Columns(i).ItemStyle.Width = colWidth
> > > >> Next
> > > >> End If
> > > >> Catch
> > > >> ' Report error.
> > > >> End Try
> > > >> End Sub
> > > >>
> > > >> But the count on the columns collection returns 0.
> > > >>
> > > >> I have tried putting the code immediately before and after the databind
> > > >> but
> > > >> that doesn't work either.
> > > >>
> > > >> Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards
> > > >>
> > > >> Steve
> > >
> > >
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