DetailsView: InsertMethod not function [ObjectDataSourc e]

[CWWong]

I am using DetailsView using ObjectDataSourc e with DataSourceTypeN ame
assigned to the specific class.
SelectMethod, UpdateMethod and DeleteMethod is working successfully, except
InsertMethod.
The error msg returned is: Cannot insert the employee.
With tracing trigger on, I had discovered that the parameter is actually
empty.
The data entered is not pass into the parameter at all !!!
What could be the possible reason?

Below is the setting in my profile.aspx:
<asp:ObjectData Source ID="EmployeeDet ailsObjectDataS ource" runat="server"
OldValuesParame terFormatString ="original_{ 0}"
MaximumRowsPara meterName="" StartRowIndexPa rameterName=""
DataObjectTypeN ame="HRPortal.D ataAccess.HREmp loyee"
TypeName="HRPor tal.DataAccess. EmployeeDAL">
</asp:ObjectDataS ource>

This is how I assign the InsertMethod in my profile.aspx.vb :
Protected Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s)
Handles Me.Init
EmployeeDetails ObjectDataSourc e.InsertMethod = "InsertEmployee "
End Sub

This is the InsertMethod in my business logic layer,
HRPortal.DataAc cess.EmployeeDA L.vb:
Public Shared Function InsertEmployee( ByVal employee As HREmployee) As Integer
If employee.homeAd dress Is Nothing Then employee.homeAd dress = String.Empty
If employee.userNa me Is Nothing Then employee.userNa me = String.Empty
If employee.birthD ay.Equals(DBNul l.Value) Then employee.birthD ay =
DateTime.MinVal ue

Dim sqlCmd1 As String = "SELECT [EmployeeID] FROM [EmployeeMaster] " & _
" WHERE [EmployeeID]=@EmployeeID"
Dim sqlCmd2 As String = "INSERT INTO [EmployeeMaster] " & _
" ([EmployeeID],[EmployeeName], [UserName], [HomeAddress],
[Birthday]) " & _
" Values(@Employe eID, @EmployeeName, @UserName, @HomeAddress,
@Birthday) "
sqlCmd2 = "INSERT INTO [EmployeeMaster] " & _
" ([EmployeeID],[EmployeeName], [UserName], [HomeAddress]) " & _
" Values(@Employe eID, @EmployeeName, @UserName, @HomeAddress) "
Dim conn_MS As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(_ connectionStrin g)
Dim da_MS As SqlDataAdapter
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet()

Dim result As Integer = 0
Try
da_MS = New SqlDataAdapter( sqlCmd1, conn_MS)
da_MS.SelectCom mand.Parameters .Add("@Employee ID",
SqlDbType.VarCh ar, 14).Value = employee.Employ eeID
Dim cmd_MS As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(sqlC md2, conn_MS)
cmd_MS.Paramete rs.Add("@Employ eeID", SqlDbType.VarCh ar, 14).Value
= employee.Employ eeID
cmd_MS.Paramete rs.Add("@Employ eeName", SqlDbType.VarCh ar,
80).Value = employee.Employ eeName
cmd_MS.Paramete rs.Add("@UserNa me", SqlDbType.VarCh ar, 20).Value =
employee.userNa me
cmd_MS.Paramete rs.Add("@HomeAd dress", SqlDbType.VarCh ar,
200).Value = employee.homeAd dress
'cmd_MS.Paramet ers.Add("@Birth day", SqlDbType.DateT ime).Value =
employee.birthD ay

conn_MS.Open()

da_MS.Fill(ds, "EmployeeMaster ")
If ds.Tables("Empl oyeeMaster").Ro ws.Count = 0 Then
result = cmd_MS.ExecuteN onQuery()
Else
result = -1
End If
Catch ex As SqlException
Throw New Exception("Cann ot insert the employee." + ex.Message + "
" + ex.LineNumber.T oString() + " " + ex.Source + " " + ex.State.ToStri ng())
Finally
conn_MS.Close()
End Try
Return result
End Function

[Wiktor Zychla [C# MVP]]

>I am using DetailsView using ObjectDataSourc e with DataSourceTypeN ame

assigned to the specific class.

how do you pass that "employee" parameter from the DetailsView to the
ObjectDataSourc e's InsertEmployee method? my guess is that you do not
provide it at all or provide it incorrectly.

Wiktor Zychla

[CWWong]

In the Profile.aspx, I had defined a ObjectDataSourc e with the following:
<asp:ObjectData Source ID="EmployeeDet ailsObjectDataS ource" runat="server"
OldValuesParame terFormatString ="original_{ 0}"
MaximumRowsPara meterName="" StartRowIndexPa rameterName=""
DataObjectTypeN ame="HRPortal.D ataAccess.HREmp loyee"
TypeName="HRPor tal.DataAccess. EmployeeDAL">
</asp:ObjectDataS ource>
DataObjectTypeN ame tag is set to an active class, stored in
HRPortal.DataAc cess.HREmployee .vb.

The web form is capable to perform update and delete functions, except
insert function.
I had raised events for both DetailsView_Ite mInserting and
EmployeeDetails ObjectDataSourc e_Inserting. The end result is: empty. The
contents of inputParameter are blank. None of the data entered is pass in.
Thus, when my BLL HRPortal.DataAc cess.EmployeeDA L's InsertEmployee function
receive the InputParameter, aka employee, it fails to add the record.

Regards
"Wiktor Zychla [C# MVP]" wrote:

I am using DetailsView using ObjectDataSourc e with DataSourceTypeN ame
assigned to the specific class.

how do you pass that "employee" parameter from the DetailsView to the
ObjectDataSourc e's InsertEmployee method? my guess is that you do not
provide it at all or provide it incorrectly.

Wiktor Zychla

[Wiktor Zychla [C# MVP]]

> I had raised events for both DetailsView_Ite mInserting and

EmployeeDetails ObjectDataSourc e_Inserting. The end result is: empty. The
contents of inputParameter are blank. None of the data entered is pass in.
Thus, when my BLL HRPortal.DataAc cess.EmployeeDA L's InsertEmployee
function
receive the InputParameter, aka employee, it fails to add the record.

the EmployeeDetails ObjectDataSourc e_Inserting is your chance to actually
create the parameter, even though the contents of InputParameter are empty.
the problem is that unless you use two-way data-binding, a value from the UI
control will not be passed to the Inserting method. Since in insert case
there is no value you could bind to, the best you could do would be to
create it:
protected void EmployeeDetails ObjectDataSourc e_Inserting( object sender,
ObjectDataSourc eMethodEventArg s e )

{

HREmployee employee = new HREmployee();

...

e.InputParamete rs.Clear();

e.InputParamete rs.Add( "employee", employee );

}

Wiktor Zychla