How to remove databinding programmaticall y?

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I have several data sources that use the same gridView. I need to remove
columns from the gridview at run time where the DataBind.Eval statements dont
apply to the query currently using the grid.

I have discovered that using gridView.Column s.Remove(...) causes the
gridView OnRowCommand to quit functioning for any columns that remain in the
grid. (MS Please look into this, obviously a bug).

So Ive been looking at other ways to hide the columns without physically
removing them from the grid so that the OnRowCommand functionality works. All
is fine IF the column in question is a DataBound column. I simply set the
visibility = false and code executes with no problems

The issue arises when the column in the grid is a template field. Even if
the column is set to Visible = false, any DataBinder.Eval statements still
try to execute.

I can set the template column to Visible false, that great but I cannot find
away to programmaticall y remove the DataBind.Eval in the HTML. I tried at
least a dozen ways to access the control within the template, but I cannot
remove the eval statements even with . innerText

See below

<asp:TemplateFi eld HeaderText="Add ress">
<ItemTemplate >
<a id="linkMap" runat="server"
href="javascrip t:void(0)" onclick="LoadAd dress()">
<!--Remove all of the line below at run time-->
<%# FormatAddress(D ataBinder.Eval( Container.DataI tem, "addressAttenti on") %>
</a>
</ItemTemplate>
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JP
..NET Software Developer