In DetailsView in VS 2005 issue with DataNavigateUrlFormatString?

[jbailey268]

This is a Web ap.
I would like to change the path dynamically at runtime
via

DetailsView1.Fields.Item(0).DataNavigateUrlFormatString = "

http://xyz/iconvert/dccon/...

&file=\\server1\main\data\HOME.fof\ImageArchive\{0}"

to something else as follows

DetailsView1.Fields.Item(0).DataNavigateUrlFormatString = "

http://xyz/iconvert/dccon/...

&file=\\server1\main\data\REMOTE.fof\ImageArchive\{0}"

(note the switch from HOME to REMOTE)

First of All I can't even find the syntax that doesn't yield an error. (blue underline)
I can see it in the watch window in debug mode; but can't copy and paste it's text viewer text description into my code.

Also is it even possible? Maybe it's a read only property...

Other hints I've seen on the internet all seem to involve some archane HTML code. I need to do it in regular code behind.
Can it be set on the fly? Thanks

 

[jmeckley]

I would use a template rather than the built-in LinkField

<asp:DetailsView id=DV ... OnItemDataBound="DV_ItemDataBound">
   <ItemTemplate>
      <asp:HyperLink id="MyLink" Text="Click Me"/>
   <ItemTemplate>
</asp:DetailsView>

protect void DV_ItemDataBound(object sender, ItemDataBoundEventArgs e)
{
   if(e.Item.ItemType == DataItem)
   {
      //you may use a different object then dataview/datatable
      DataViewRow row = (DataViewRow)e.Item.DataItem;

      HyperLink link = (HyperLink)e.Item.FindControl("MyLink");
      link.NavigateUrl = "place url here";
   }
}

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.