Need a pros help

[Chris]

I have a datagrid with 3 columns

Name quantity status

This grid is populated from a sqldatareader.

grid.datasource = datareader
grid.databind()

I now want to set the quantity column to a template column with a
dropdownlist. How can
I get the dropdownlist to be populated from the same sqldatareader but start
a count from 1 to the value of the
quantity field, so if the foll data is returned
testproduct 5 open
the dropdownlist will have

1
2
3
4
5

for the first row so on.

Thanks

[Curt_C [MVP]]

I'd make the template column in two parts.
1) get all the values into the drop down, using the usual ways
2) loop the values and set the Selected=True when you his the right value.

That make sense? Dont try to think of it as one process, its really two.
A simple function call can set the selected item.

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I have a datagrid with 3 columns

Name quantity status

This grid is populated from a sqldatareader.

grid.datasource = datareader
grid.databind()

I now want to set the quantity column to a template column with a
dropdownlist. How can
I get the dropdownlist to be populated from the same sqldatareader but
start
a count from 1 to the value of the
quantity field, so if the foll data is returned
testproduct 5 open
the dropdownlist will have

1
2
3
4
5

for the first row so on.

Thanks