Question

Gridview disappears when I click Edit

Asked by: bhorlings

I am creating a page to add maintenance technicians to a sql express table. I want to be able to edit a gridview. I have added it and associated my stored procedures with the datasource. The problem is that when I click edit the gridview disappears. Below is my code for the page and the stored procedure.

ASPX Page
#####################################

<%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/masters/leftnavbar_maint_tasks.master" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="technicians.aspx.vb" Inherits="maint_technicians" title="Untitled Page" %>
<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="cphMain" Runat="Server">
<h4>Add Technicians...</h4>
    <asp:formview datakeynames="id" datasourceid="srcTechs" defaultmode="Insert" id="frmAddTechs" runat="server">
        <insertitemtemplate>
            First Name:
            <asp:textbox id="txtfirst_name" runat="server" text='<%# Bind("first_name") %>'></asp:textbox><br />
            Last Name:
            <asp:textbox id="txtLastName" runat="server" text='<%# Bind("last_name") %>'></asp:textbox><br />
            <asp:linkbutton id="InsertButton" runat="server" causesvalidation="True" commandname="Insert"
                text="Insert"></asp:linkbutton>
            <asp:linkbutton id="InsertCancelButton" runat="server" causesvalidation="False" commandname="Cancel"
                text="Cancel"></asp:linkbutton>
        </insertitemtemplate>
    </asp:formview>
    <asp:sqldatasource id="srcTechs" runat="server" connectionstring="<%$ ConnectionStrings:conMaintTasks %>"
        insertcommand="sp_insert_tech" insertcommandtype="StoredProcedure" selectcommand="sp_select_tech" selectcommandtype="StoredProcedure" updatecommand="sp_update_tech" updatecommandtype="StoredProcedure">
        <insertparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="last_name" type="String" />
        </insertparameters>
        <updateparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="active" type="Boolean" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_id" type="Int32" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_active" type="Boolean" />
        </updateparameters>
        <deleteparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="original_id" type="Int32" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_active" type="Boolean" />
        </deleteparameters>
    </asp:sqldatasource>
<h4>Current Technicians...</h4>
<asp:gridview id="grdTechs" runat="server" e autogeneratecolumns="False" datakeynames="id"
        datasourceid="SqlDataSource1" allowsorting="True">
        <columns>
            <asp:commandfield showeditbutton="True" />
            <asp:boundfield datafield="id" headertext="id" insertvisible="False" readonly="True"
                sortexpression="id" visible="False" />
            <asp:boundfield datafield="first_name" headertext="First Name" sortexpression="first_name" />
            <asp:boundfield datafield="last_name" headertext="Last Name" sortexpression="last_name" />
            <asp:boundfield datafield="email" headertext="Email Address" sortexpression="email" />
            <asp:checkboxfield datafield="active" headertext="Active" sortexpression="active" />
        </columns>
    <rowstyle font-size="Small" />
    <headerstyle font-bold="True" />
    </asp:gridview>
    <asp:sqldatasource id="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" conflictdetection="CompareAllValues"
        connectionstring="<%$ ConnectionStrings:conMaintTasks %>" deletecommand="DELETE FROM [tech] WHERE [id] = @original_id AND [first_name] = @original_first_name AND [last_name] = @original_last_name AND [email] = @original_email AND [active] = @original_active"
        insertcommand="INSERT INTO [tech] ([first_name], [last_name], [email], [active]) VALUES (@first_name, @last_name, @email, @active)"
        oldvaluesparameterformatstring="original_{0}" selectcommand="SELECT * FROM [tech]"
        updatecommand="UPDATE [tech] SET [first_name] = @first_name, [last_name] = @last_name, [email] = @email, [active] = @active WHERE [id] = @original_id AND [first_name] = @original_first_name AND [last_name] = @original_last_name AND [email] = @original_email AND [active] = @original_active">
        <deleteparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="original_id" type="Int32" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_active" type="Boolean" />
        </deleteparameters>
        <updateparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="active" type="Boolean" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_id" type="Int32" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_active" type="Boolean" />
        </updateparameters>
        <insertparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="first_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="last_name" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="email" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="active" type="Boolean" />
        </insertparameters>
    </asp:sqldatasource>
   
</asp:Content>

ASPX.VB File
#####################################
Partial Class maint_technicians
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

End Class

Stored Procedure
###############################
ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.sp_update_tech
(
      @first_name varchar(50),
      @last_name varchar(50),
      @email varchar(50),
      @active bit,
      @Original_id int,
      @IsNull_first_name Int,
      @Original_first_name varchar(50),
      @IsNull_last_name Int,
      @Original_last_name varchar(50),
      @IsNull_email Int,
      @Original_email varchar(50),
      @IsNull_active Int,
      @Original_active bit,
      @id int
)
AS
      SET NOCOUNT OFF;
UPDATE [tech] SET [first_name] = @first_name, [last_name] = @last_name, [email] = @email, [active] = @active WHERE (([id] = @Original_id) AND ((@IsNull_first_name = 1 AND [first_name] IS NULL) OR ([first_name] = @Original_first_name)) AND ((@IsNull_last_name = 1 AND [last_name] IS NULL) OR ([last_name] = @Original_last_name)) AND ((@IsNull_email = 1 AND [email] IS NULL) OR ([email] = @Original_email)) AND ((@IsNull_active = 1 AND [active] IS NULL) OR ([active] = @Original_active)));
      
SELECT id, first_name, last_name, email, active FROM tech WHERE (id = @id)

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Answers

 

by: nouloukPosted on 2007-10-23 at 22:11:01ID: 20136445

Hi bhorlings,

It seems you only add an Item Template. You need to create an EditItem Template.
In fact, your GridView switches to Edit Mode,  but if there is no control, it shows nothing.

Hope this helps.

 

by: bhorlingsPosted on 2007-10-24 at 05:06:04ID: 20137993

I am confused. Ii do not see how to add an edit template to a gridview. I know how to do it to a formview. I do not even see it as an option. Could you please be more specific? Thanks.

 

by: nouloukPosted on 2007-10-24 at 09:52:15ID: 20140653

Well, I suppose you are using Visual Studio 2005.

If so, Right-Click on your GridView and select the menu "Modify the Models" and Column 0 (or any other).
You will see 5  Panels :
ItemTemplate
AlternatingItemTemplate
EditItemTemplate
Header  ...
FooterItemTemplate
You can drag drop any control from the toolbox to Edit ItemTemplate area.

Your column must be a Template Field.

 

by: bhorlingsPosted on 2007-10-24 at 09:55:55ID: 20140691

Actually I am using visual web developer. Is there a way to do that inside of VWD?

 

by: nouloukPosted on 2007-10-25 at 04:43:46ID: 20146643

You can do it with VWD because it's a part of Visual Studio 2005.

You can also add the EditItemTemplate in your page like this:

<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="ObjectDataSource1" runat="server" DataObjectTypeName="ContactApp.BusinessObjects.Contact"

DeleteMethod="RemoveContact" InsertMethod="AddContact" SelectMethod="GetContacts"

TypeName="ContactApp.BLL.ContactCtrl"

UpdateMethod="UpdateContact" OnUpdating="ObjectDataSource1_Updating">

<DeleteParameters>

<asp:Parameter Name="ContactID" Type="Int32" />

</DeleteParameters>

</asp:ObjectDataSource>


</div>

<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataSourceID="ObjectDataSource1"

OnRowUpdating="GridView1_RowUpdating"


>

<Columns>

<asp:CommandField ShowDeleteButton="True" ShowEditButton="True" />

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="ContactID" SortExpression="ContactID">

<EditItemTemplate>

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ContactID") %>'></asp:TextBox>

</EditItemTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ContactID") %>'></asp:Label>

</ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Contactname" SortExpression="Contactname">

<EditItemTemplate>

<asp:TextBox

ID="txtContactName"

runat="server"

Text='<%# Bind("Contactname") %>' OnTextChanged="txtContactname_TextChanged"></asp:TextBox>

<asp:RequiredFieldValidator

ID="RequiredFieldValidator1"

runat="server"

ControlToValidate="txtContactName"

ErrorMessage="RequiredFieldValidator"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator><br />

</EditItemTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Contactname") %>'></asp:Label>

</ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="ContactAge" SortExpression="ContactAge">

<EditItemTemplate>

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ContactAge") %>'></asp:TextBox>

</EditItemTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ContactAge") %>'></asp:Label>

</ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="ContactCategoryID" SortExpression="ContactCategoryID">

<EditItemTemplate>

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox4" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ContactCategoryID") %>'></asp:TextBox>

</EditItemTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("ContactCategoryID") %>'></asp:Label>

</ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>

</Columns>

</asp:GridView>

 

by: bhorlingsPosted on 2007-10-26 at 13:06:54ID: 20158631

Okay.... I scrapped what I had before. Now I have the following and get the same thing.

<%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/masters/leftnavbar_maint_tasks.master" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="sub_priority.aspx.vb" Inherits="maint_sub_priority" title="Untitled Page" %>
<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="cphMain" Runat="Server">
    <asp:gridview id="grdSubPriorities" runat="server" allowsorting="True" autogeneratecolumns="False" datakeynames="id" datasourceid="srcSubPriority">
        <columns>
            <asp:commandfield showeditbutton="True" />
            <asp:templatefield headertext="Id">
                <itemtemplate>
                    <%# Eval("id")%>
                </itemtemplate>
                <edititemtemplate><%# Eval("id")%>
                </edititemtemplate>
            </asp:templatefield>    
            <asp:templatefield headertext="Sub Priority">
                <itemtemplate>
                    <%# Eval("desc")%>
                </itemtemplate>
                <edititemtemplate>
                    <asp:textbox id="txtDesc" runat="server" text='<%# Bind("desc") %>'></asp:textbox>
                </edititemtemplate>
            </asp:templatefield>
            <asp:templatefield headertext="Weight Factor">
                <itemtemplate>
                    <%# Eval("weight")%>
                </itemtemplate>
                <edititemtemplate>
                    &nbsp;<asp:textbox id="txtWeight" runat="server" text='<%# Bind("weight") %>'></asp:textbox>
                </edititemtemplate>
            </asp:templatefield>
            <asp:templatefield headertext="Priority">
                <itemtemplate>
                    <%# Eval("priority")%>
                </itemtemplate>
                <edititemtemplate>
                    <asp:dropdownlist id="drpPriority" runat="server" datasourceid="srcPriority" datatextfield="desc"
                        datavaluefield="id" selectedvalue='<%# Bind("priority_id") %>' autopostback="True">
                    </asp:dropdownlist>
                </edititemtemplate>
                </asp:templatefield>
        </columns>    
    </asp:gridview>
    <asp:sqldatasource id="srcSubPriority" runat="server" conflictdetection="CompareAllValues"
        connectionstring="<%$ ConnectionStrings:conMaintTasks %>"
        oldvaluesparameterformatstring="original_{0}" selectcommand="SELECT sub_priority.id, sub_priority.[desc], sub_priority.weight, priority.[desc] AS priority, sub_priority.priority_id FROM priority INNER JOIN sub_priority ON priority.id = sub_priority.id"
        updatecommand="UPDATE [sub_priority] SET [desc] = @desc, [priority_id] = @priority_id, [weight] = @weight WHERE [id] = @original_id">
        <updateparameters>
            <asp:parameter name="desc" type="String" />
            <asp:parameter name="priority_id" type="Int32" />
            <asp:parameter name="weight" type="Byte" />
            <asp:parameter name="original_id" type="Int32" />
        </updateparameters>
    </asp:sqldatasource>
    <asp:sqldatasource id="srcPriority" runat="server" connectionstring="<%$ ConnectionStrings:conMaintTasks %>"
        selectcommand="SELECT [id], [desc] FROM [priority]"></asp:sqldatasource>

</asp:Content>

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