EditCommandButt on in DataGrid

[Steve Black]

Hello,

I am trying to add an EditCommand Button to a datagrid. If I
programmaticall y add the button, like this:

Dim eb As EditCommandColu mn

eb = New EditCommandColu mn
With eb
.ButtonType = ButtonColumnTyp e.PushButton
.EditText = "Edit"
.UpdateText = "Update"
.CancelText = "Cancel"
.ItemStyle.Hori zontalAlign = HorizontalAlign .Center
.HeaderStyle.Bo rderStyle = BorderStyle.Non e
End With

prmDataGrid.Col umns.Add(eb)
I have no problems at all.

However, if I simply add a static button at design time, like this:

<Columns>
<asp:EditComman dColumn ButtonType="Pus hButton" UpdateText="Upd ate"
CancelText="Can cel" EditText="Edit" ></asp:EditCommand Column>

....other columns here...
</Columns>

Then when I actually click my Edit button, my code-behind doesn't
fire. I am not altering my datagrid as all. My datagrid control
looks like this:

<asp:datagrid Width="75%" id="dgTest" runat="server"
GridLines="Hori zontal" AutoGenerateCol umns="False"
OnEditCommand=" dgTest_EditComm and">
<HeaderStyle CssClass="Minor Titles"></HeaderStyle>
<Columns>
....
</Columns>
</asp:datagrid>

I'm not sure why my function 'dgTest_EditCom mand' will work if I
programmaticall y add the EditCommandButt on but will not work when I
use a static button.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve

[Cowboy]

When you place it in the ASP, it does not automagically wire up necessarily
(I think it does if you use the right click "Property Builder", but I have
not tested. To manually wire it up, create the event handler(s) you need and
add Handles EventName to the end. That should solve the problem.

Occasionally, VS.NET will delete handlers (not sure what the cause is), so
getting the Handles syntax down is a godsend.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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Hello,

I am trying to add an EditCommand Button to a datagrid. If I
programmaticall y add the button, like this:

Dim eb As EditCommandColu mn

eb = New EditCommandColu mn
With eb
.ButtonType = ButtonColumnTyp e.PushButton
.EditText = "Edit"
.UpdateText = "Update"
.CancelText = "Cancel"
.ItemStyle.Hori zontalAlign = HorizontalAlign .Center
.HeaderStyle.Bo rderStyle = BorderStyle.Non e
End With

prmDataGrid.Col umns.Add(eb)
I have no problems at all.

However, if I simply add a static button at design time, like this:

<Columns>
<asp:EditComman dColumn ButtonType="Pus hButton" UpdateText="Upd ate"
CancelText="Can cel" EditText="Edit" ></asp:EditCommand Column>

...other columns here...
</Columns>

Then when I actually click my Edit button, my code-behind doesn't
fire. I am not altering my datagrid as all. My datagrid control
looks like this:

<asp:datagrid Width="75%" id="dgTest" runat="server"
GridLines="Hori zontal" AutoGenerateCol umns="False"
OnEditCommand=" dgTest_EditComm and">
<HeaderStyle CssClass="Minor Titles"></HeaderStyle>
<Columns>
...
</Columns>
</asp:datagrid>

I'm not sure why my function 'dgTest_EditCom mand' will work if I
programmaticall y add the EditCommandButt on but will not work when I
use a static button.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve