Nested DDL in GridView ItemTemplates

[bigbrorpi]

Hi

I have a FormView that contains a GridView. The GridView is populated
from an ObjectDataSourc e. Two of the columns in the GridView are not
bound, and the values used in Update mode come from dropdowns (inside
of ItemTemplates).

In my ObjectDataSourc e, I have Parameters for the bound fields, and
ControlParamete rs for the DDLs. I cannot seem to access the DDLs since
they are so nested. I've tried:
<asp:ControlPar ameter ControlID="Form View$GridView$D DL" ......[Snipped]
but that doesn't work.
I've tried to do a GridView.FindCo ntrol with the ID of the DDL, but it
doesn't find it.
My GridView looks like this:

<asp:GridView id="CommGridVie w" runat="server"
DataKeyNames="i d" DataSourceID="O bjectDataSource 5"
AutoGenerateCol umns="false" AutoGenerateEdi tButton=true>
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateFi eld>
<EditItemTempla te>
<asp:DropDownLi st ID="DropDownLis tCommFields"
runat="server" DataSourceID="S qlDataSourceCom mFields"
DataValueField= "id" DataTextField=" field" />
</EditItemTemplat e>
<HeaderTemplate >
<b>Field</b>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate >
<%#CommFldLkp(E val("field"))%>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateFie ld>
<asp:TemplateFi eld>
.......[Snipped]

Does anyone know how I can access the values stored in the DDL for use
as ControlParamete rs?

Thanks

[clickon]

You need to put the ObjectDataSourc e control within the TemplateField which
contains the DDLs.

"bi*******@gmai l.com" wrote:

Hi

I have a FormView that contains a GridView. The GridView is populated
from an ObjectDataSourc e. Two of the columns in the GridView are not
bound, and the values used in Update mode come from dropdowns (inside
of ItemTemplates).

In my ObjectDataSourc e, I have Parameters for the bound fields, and
ControlParamete rs for the DDLs. I cannot seem to access the DDLs since
they are so nested. I've tried:
<asp:ControlPar ameter ControlID="Form View$GridView$D DL" ......[Snipped]
but that doesn't work.
I've tried to do a GridView.FindCo ntrol with the ID of the DDL, but it
doesn't find it.
My GridView looks like this:

<asp:GridView id="CommGridVie w" runat="server"
DataKeyNames="i d" DataSourceID="O bjectDataSource 5"
AutoGenerateCol umns="false" AutoGenerateEdi tButton=true>
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateFi eld>
<EditItemTempla te>
<asp:DropDownLi st ID="DropDownLis tCommFields"
runat="server" DataSourceID="S qlDataSourceCom mFields"
DataValueField= "id" DataTextField=" field" />
</EditItemTemplat e>
<HeaderTemplate >
<b>Field</b>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate >
<%#CommFldLkp(E val("field"))%>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateFie ld>
<asp:TemplateFi eld>
.......[Snipped]

Does anyone know how I can access the values stored in the DDL for use
as ControlParamete rs?

Thanks

[bigbrorpi]

OK Thanks. Since I have multiple template fields, do I just put it in
the first template field?

Thanks