Re: edititemtemplate datagrid problem

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marty.overdear@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
I have a datagrid being populated by a datasource.  I decided to change
one of the of the display fields in the datagrid to a dropdownlist.  I
am trying to do it using edititemtemplate.  The data for this row no
longer gets populated like it did for the regular datagrid.
   What do I have to do extra to get it to populate??

You have to write code to populate the DDL with the list of applicable choices AND to assign the DDL's SelectedIndex to the correct value for the record being edited. It's not a trivial task, unfortunately. However, this article may help:
http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/080702-1.aspx

Another, easier, option is to use MetaBuilder.com's *free* BoundLookupColumn control:
http://metabuilders.com/Tools/BoundLookupColumn.aspx

hth

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    Scott Mitchell [ASP.NET MVP]
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