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Datagridview - sort string column numerically

Hi all,

I have a "connected" datagridview that uses a bindingsource/datatable to
load the grid and update the user's modifications to the database. I have a
column that is set in the database as varchar, but it is populated with
values ranging from 1 to 49. It is not an option to change the column to
integer in the database.

When I sort the column by clicking on the column header it sorts
alphabetically as expected (Ex. 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2,
20, 21, etc...). I would like to figure out a way to make it appear that it
is sorting numerically (Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, etc...).

One work around I found was to convert the column to an integer column
during the sql that I retrieve the data with. This resolves the issue when I
click on a column header - the values sort numerically. However, when I
update the user's modifications to the database this column value does not
update. It does not error. It just leaves the original value in the
database. I use datatable.Updat e for committing the user's changes to the
database. Thus, converting on the way in is not an option.

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks in advance for any assistance! Have a great day!
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