RE: DataGridView with databound combobox

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Thanks Phillip, I appreciate your effort!

1) I tried hard to get this working but one remaining stumblingblock is this
line:

<asp:DropDownList ID="cboActivityTime" runat="server"
DataSourceID="objTimes" DataValueField="TimeShow" DataTextField="TimeShow"
SelectedValue='<%# Bind("ActivityTime") %>' ></asp:DropDownList>

It will cause this error:
"'cboActivityTime' has a SelectedValue which is invalid because it does not
exist in the list of items.
Parameter name: value"

Possible workaoround?
Your solution obviously works. What is the difference? My ObjectDatasource
retrieves a DataView, will that be a problem?


2) And I am still VERY eager to manipulate the DropDownList in code behind
(Load, set SelectedValue, etc). I am much more used to plain code than these
ObjectSource objects, and find it more flexible.

In the GridView RowEditing Event I can easily get hold of the Literal
control of the TemplateField. Is it impossible to get hold of the
DropDownList control in a similar way?

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="ActivityTime">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Literal ID="litActivityTime" runat="server"
Text='<%# Eval("ActivityTime") %>'></asp:Literal>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="objTimes" runat="server"
TypeName="SKF.BusinessLogic.StaticInfo"
SelectMethod="GetNormalTimes"
DataObjectTypeName="SKF.BusinessLogic.StaticInfo"></asp:ObjectDataSource>
<asp:DropDownList ID="cboActivityTime" runat="server"
DataSourceID="objTimes" DataValueField="TimeShow" DataTextField="TimeShow"
SelectedValue='<%# Bind("ActivityTime") %>' ></asp:DropDownList>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>


Protected Sub grdActivity_RowEditing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.WebControls.GridViewEditEventArgs) Handles
grdActivity.RowEditing
Dim grd As GridView
Dim row As GridViewRow
Dim lit As New Literal
Dim cbo As DropDownList

grd = DirectCast(sender, GridView)
row = DirectCast(sender, GridView).Rows(e.NewEditIndex)
lit = DirectCast(row.FindControl("litActivityTime"), Literal)
'cbo = DirectCast(row.FindControl("cboActivityTime"), DropDownList)
End Sub
.

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