Trying to get DataList to use a DropDownList in EditMode. Stuck!

[D. Shane Fowlkes]

My problem is pretty straight forward and I conceptually understand what I'm
doing wrong. I'm trying to populate a DDL that doesn't exist. I;m just not
sure how to resolve it.

I have a DataList that allows for record editing and deleting using the
OnEditCommand and OnDeleteCommand methods. Easy enough. One of the fields
in my datalist is a key to a record in another table. So when editing,
instead of seeing a integer value for the user to edit (and they have to no
idea what the keys mean...only the string lables), I would like to place a
DDL in this field during edit mode. Therefore, the user can just select a
new item from the DDL and the VALUE of the DDL gets updated into the table.
Easy concept. I just can't seem to get it to work and the best way I can
descript the error is that the aspx is expecting me to "declare" the DDL
even when it's no needed.

Here...take a look. (THANKS!) I would GREATLY appreciate it if someone could
tell me what code to use and where. I posted help last week on an online
forum but only got generic responses like "Use FindControl".

This is just a stripped down model of what I'm trying to accomplish. The
concept is the same....but this is just a demo.


Broken page: http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/ddltest.aspx

Exact Source Code: http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/ddltest.htm

Sample tables: http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/Temp-People-tables.XLS

Thanks!!

 

[MasterGaurav]

Hi,

Just declare the DDL as a protected member in the code behind.

Something like:

protected dim ddlStatus as DropDownList.


HIH


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Cheers,
Gaurav Vaish
http://www.mastergaurav.org
http://mastergaurav.blogspot.com
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[D. Shane Fowlkes]

Where would I declare this??

 

[MasterGaurav]

In the class associated with the codebehind of the aspx file.

I think it will be in the file ddltest.aspx.vb

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Cheers,
Gaurav Vaish
http://www.mastergaurav.org
http://mastergaurav.blogspot.com
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