Getting the ID of a deleted record within a ListView

[stinkybee]

I have a list view that has the usual Delete, Edit and Insert options. However, when deleting a record I need to get the id of the record that is being deleted so I can make further changes to my database.

Can anyone supply some VB code that would allow me to do this.

Thanks

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[MakeItSo]

Howdy!

I usually work with GridViews instead of ListViews but I suspect it to be comparable:
Set the DataKey property of your ListView to your rec id field name, something like this:

<asp:ListView ID="ListView1" runat="server" DataKeyNames="recid">

And/or use a custom delete button like this:

<asp:ImageButton id="Delete" CommandName="rowDelete" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("uid") %>' runat="server" ImageUrl="~/delete.png" OnClientClick="return confirm('Warning: this will delete the entire record! Execute?');"/>

In your method that is called upon deletion, in my case "rowDelete", you can then get at the actual record if simply with

(string)e.CommandArgument

Cheers,
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[stinkybee]

Thanks for the reply. It did lead me to find the answer which is

e.Keys("recid")

I'd been searching for a solution for hours before posting this question so not sure why I couldn't find this before. Anyway, thanks again for leading me in the right direction.

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[MakeItSo]

I'd been searching for a solution for hours before posting this question so not sure why I couldn't find this before.

For some this is a frustrating experience but for me it's just Wednesday...
Glad I could nudge you in the right direction.

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