Problem with String Data Type

[MrMike]

I'm working with a DataGrid UpdateCommand event and running into a problem.
The second column of the dg is the PK named "FlitchNum" . The datatype of
this PK is varchar(string) . In the event I need to obtain the value of this
field in order to pass it into a SQL command. However, when I use the
syntax: "Dim FlitchID As String = e.Item.Cells(1) .Text" nothing populates the
FlitchID variable. Below is the code. How do I simply select the textual
value of the contents of column 3? Thanks
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Private Sub DataGrid1_Updat eCommand(ByVal source As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Data GridCommandEven tArgs) _
Handles DataGrid1.Updat eCommand
Dim DDL As DropDownList = _
CType(e.Item.Ce lls(2).Controls (1), DropDownList)
Dim NewShip As Integer = DDL.SelectedVal ue
Dim FlitchID As String = e.Item.Cells(1) .Text
Response.Write( FlitchID)
Dim SQL As String = _
"UPDATE tblLogs SET SpecieID=@Speci e WHERE FlitchID=@ID"
Dim Conn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(" integrated
security=SSPI;d ata source=sjserver 1;persist security info=False;init ial
catalog=sjerp")
Dim Cmd As New SqlCommand(SQL, Conn)
Cmd.Parameters. Add(New SqlParameter("@ Specie", NewShip))
Cmd.Parameters. Add(New SqlParameter("@ ID", FlitchID))
Conn.Open()
Cmd.ExecuteNonQ uery()
Conn.Close()
DataGrid1.EditI temIndex = -1
DataGrid1.DataB ind(
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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

MrMike <Mr****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote:

I'm working with a DataGrid UpdateCommand event and running into a problem.
The second column of the dg is the PK named "FlitchNum" . The datatype of
this PK is varchar(string) . In the event I need to obtain the value of this
field in order to pass it into a SQL command. However, when I use the
syntax: "Dim FlitchID As String = e.Item.Cells(1) .Text" nothing populates the
FlitchID variable.

That sounds very strange. Does e.Item.Cells(1) .Text definitely have a
non-null value? How are you determining that FlitchID has not been set?

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[MrMike]

Thanks for your reply. FlitchNum is the PK, so it cannot contain a null
value. This column is a template column, generated using the code below.
Should this make any difference? Thanks.

<asp:TemplateCo lumn HeaderText="Fli tch#">
<ItemTemplate >
<asp:HyperLin k runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container,
"DataItem.Flitc hNum") %> ' NavigateURL='<% # "Logs_Detail.as px?id=" &
DataBinder.Eval (Container, "DataItem.Flitc hNum") %>' Target="_self"
Name="HyperLink 1">
</asp:HyperLink>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateCol umn>


"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:

MrMike <Mr****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote:

I'm working with a DataGrid UpdateCommand event and running into a problem.
The second column of the dg is the PK named "FlitchNum" . The datatype of
this PK is varchar(string) . In the event I need to obtain the value of this
field in order to pass it into a SQL command. However, when I use the
syntax: "Dim FlitchID As String = e.Item.Cells(1) .Text" nothing populates the
FlitchID variable.

That sounds very strange. Does e.Item.Cells(1) .Text definitely have a
non-null value? How are you determining that FlitchID has not been set?

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

MrMike <Mr****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote:

Thanks for your reply. FlitchNum is the PK, so it cannot contain a null
value.
That may be true in theory, but is it true in your particular case? It
seems more likely that that would be wrong than that variable
assignment is broken.
This column is a template column, generated using the code below.
Should this make any difference? Thanks.

Don't know, I'm afraid...

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[Øystein Sundsbø - Bekk Consulting AS]

Your FlitchNum is stored in the HyperLink's Text attribute, not in the Text
attribute of the DataGrid's Cell.

You need to give your HyperLink an ID and use e.FindControl(" <ID>") to get
an instance of your control and cast it to the type of HyperLink. Then you
can extract the FlitchNum from the control's Text property.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:

MrMike <Mr****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote:

Thanks for your reply. FlitchNum is the PK, so it cannot contain a null
value.

That may be true in theory, but is it true in your particular case? It
seems more likely that that would be wrong than that variable
assignment is broken.

This column is a template column, generated using the code below.
Should this make any difference? Thanks.

Don't know, I'm afraid...

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