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MY HEAD HURTS! I'm getting there :) thank you very much KDavie for your help - I feel like I am getting some where. After a couple of hours bashing my head on the table I finally did a jig around the room - much to my wifes amazement - SHANE DOES NOT DANCE :) Ok I've finally got my head...

Just a thought....The MyDateSet....Is this losted when the page re-loads? Do I need to use the Viewstate function to store MyDataSet after I first retrieve it, then load it from the view state on subsequent post-backs. If the Page_Load ALWAYS run for every post pack? even button clicks?

Thanks for the Reply KDavie Can you please explain what you mean by the "Data-access Code"? WHen I pause the code in the "Page_load" event and highlight look at the watch for MyDateSet - I can interegate the watch and see the tables, etc. and it does bind to the FormView On my...

I'm hitting a stone wall and I hope someone can help me please. Please forgive me for any terminology I will undoubtly get wrong. I have created a DataSet to a SQL Express server and have managed to Bind this dataset to a FormView in EditMode to allow me to edit the date. For this screen I...

Hi Jason Sorry I am now confused more than ever :( I can see what you mean about NOT using the ObjectDataSource after more research about it and reading quite a lot comments it does seem to be as useful as a bag of nails in a balloon factory. When you say "if the example uses a datasource...

Thanks for the Advice Jason. Do you have, or can guide me, an example of how to retrieve a data from a DB table, bind it to a couple of controls, then do the update?

Hi Jason Do you mean the data source for the client?

Basically I have an SQLExpress database called FRA and a bunch of tables one of which is called tblClients. I need a way of identifying which Geographic areas these clients operate in. Currently I have a field called MainArea - an int - and I use a Combobox to select 1 area - but I'm tying to...

Thanks Jmeckley How would I use this to store the results? Is it just a case of changeing the binding? Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi everyone, I am extremely new to ASP.NET, but I'm learning fast - but I've hit an small problem, and I would appreciate any advice on how to move forward with a small issue. I have some client details displayed using a FormView which I have bound to a DAL and BLL sucessfully and I am able to...