using datagrid field values in multiple forms

[Wishing I was skiing mom]

In form1, which is an item master maintenance screen, I have a button which
launches form2. Form2 contains an item master datagrid. After the user
double-clicks the desired item record in form2 I want the field values from
the selected record to populate text boxes in form 1 so the user can make
changes to the item (ie. description, cost etc.). I have gotten as far as
populating a field in form1 with the mapping name or the current row index
from the datagrid as shown in the code directly below but not the actual
field value.
myForm1.ItemId = dgdMinorMaterial1.CurrentRowIndex

I tried this code below, which looks good, but I receive the error message
that follows.
myForm1.ItemId = MinorMaterialDataSet1.tblMinorMaterial.mmItemIdCol umn
Value of type 'System.Data.DataColumn' cannot be converted to 'String'.

Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

[Dave]

Use the DataGrid indexer:

Gets or sets the value of the cell at the specified the row and column.

public object this[
int rowIndex,
int columnIndex
] {get; set;}

^^ From MDSN.

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In form1, which is an item master maintenance screen, I have a button which
launches form2. Form2 contains an item master datagrid. After the user
double-clicks the desired item record in form2 I want the field values from
the selected record to populate text boxes in form 1 so the user can make
changes to the item (ie. description, cost etc.). I have gotten as far as
populating a field in form1 with the mapping name or the current row index
from the datagrid as shown in the code directly below but not the actual
field value.
myForm1.ItemId = dgdMinorMaterial1.CurrentRowIndex

I tried this code below, which looks good, but I receive the error message
that follows.
myForm1.ItemId = MinorMaterialDataSet1.tblMinorMaterial.mmItemIdCol umn
Value of type 'System.Data.DataColumn' cannot be converted to 'String'.

Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

[Wishing I was skiing mom]

Thanks Dave, That sent me in right direction and I got it to work, now I can
stop pulling my hair out.

"Dave" wrote:

Use the DataGrid indexer:

Gets or sets the value of the cell at the specified the row and column.

public object this[
int rowIndex,
int columnIndex
] {get; set;}

^^ From MDSN.

--
Dave Sexton
dave@www..jwaonline..com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
"Wishing I was skiing mom" <Wi******************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B8**********************************@microsof t.com...

In form1, which is an item master maintenance screen, I have a button which
launches form2. Form2 contains an item master datagrid. After the user
double-clicks the desired item record in form2 I want the field values from
the selected record to populate text boxes in form 1 so the user can make
changes to the item (ie. description, cost etc.). I have gotten as far as
populating a field in form1 with the mapping name or the current row index
from the datagrid as shown in the code directly below but not the actual
field value.
myForm1.ItemId = dgdMinorMaterial1.CurrentRowIndex

I tried this code below, which looks good, but I receive the error message
that follows.
myForm1.ItemId = MinorMaterialDataSet1.tblMinorMaterial.mmItemIdCol umn
Value of type 'System.Data.DataColumn' cannot be converted to 'String'.

Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.