DataBinding: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property

[kkhbjh]

Hi all,

I am facing a problem with databinding in a gridview. Im converting an XML result into a dataset and then databind the table to a gridview.

gvResults.DataSource = DSjoinTable.Tables["DOCUMENT"].DefaultView;
gvResults.DataBind();

To show the column values in the gridview I use:

<%# Eval ( "LASTAUTHOR") %>

However, Im receiving the error

DataBinding: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property with the name LASTAUTHOR

if this field does not exists in the table and thus does not exists in the XML. Can I catch this exception in the aspx page in the EVAL statement and print N/A for example?

The problem is that I don't have control over the XML so I dont know on forehand if the field exists or not in the XML.

Many thanks for any input.

Leo

 

[jmeckley]

if your loading the data from xml into a table then all the columns should be defined. if not,define the columns for the table with default values. then load the xml. then bind to the grid. this way you don't need to worry about if/else statements all over the place.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.