select product options (color, size, etc) from datebase

[nicholas]

I got a product with product options, such as color, size, etc
All are defined a table.
1 table for the products
1 for the options (optionID, parentoptionID, optionname)
ex:
1, 0, color
2, 1, yellow
3, 1, green
4, 1, blue
5, 0, size
6, 5, small
7, 5, medium
8, 5, large

I want an webpage that generates the product info (that's no problem)
and that generates a way of selecting the options.
The user can select the options and add the product to the shopping cart.

So, a dynamically created dropdown would be great, but it could also be done
with a dynamically created radiobuttonlist.

I tried to put a radiobuttonlist in a repeater, but the first problem I meet
is that a control in another control can not be found on the page...

Well, anyway. I think I can work it out, but if you have any hints or links
where it allready is explained, it would be even better.

That's it,

Thanks a lot,
Nic

 

[Scott Allen]

Hi Nicholas,

There are a few ways to find nested controls and work with controls
inside of grids and repeaters. I have a few articles on the subject:

In Search Of ASP.Net Controls
http://odetocode.com/Articles/116.aspx

DropDownList Controls In an ASP.Net DataGrid
http://odetocode.com/Articles/231.aspx
(Similar to using a CheckBoxList in a Repeater)

HTH,