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Gridview - column widths

I have populated a gridview as follows

 Protected Sub fillGrid()
        Me.dsRequestDetail.ConnectionString = Me.strConnectionString
        Me.dsRequestDetail.SelectCommandType = SqlDataSourceCommandType.StoredProcedure
        Me.dsRequestDetail.SelectCommand = "gw_GetRequestDetailByRequestId"
        Me.dsRequestDetail.SelectParameters.Clear()
        Me.dsRequestDetail.SelectParameters.Add("idValue", requestNo)

        Me.gvRequestDetail.DataSource = Me.dsRequestDetail

        'Me.gvRequestDetail.AutoGenerateEditButton = True
        'Me.gvRequestDetail.AutoGenerateDeleteButton = True

        Me.gvRequestDetail.DataBind()

        Me.gvRequestDetail.Columns(0).ItemStyle.Width = 100
        Me.gvRequestDetail.Columns(1).ItemStyle.Width = 200

    End Sub

It works, with the exception of the last 2 width statements. the 2nd line gives an error and says the column I am using is greater than number of columns.

Help!!!

Also, how do you make a column be right justified rather than left, and can the column titles be omitted?

Thanks
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And to set column's aligment

Me.gvRequestDetail.Columns("Myfieldname").DefaultCellStyle.Alignment = DataGridViewContentAlignment.BottomLeft
Me.gvRequestDetail.Columns("Myfieldname").Name = DataGridViewContentAlignment.BottomLeft.ToString()

to get the correct amount of column's count

Dim x As Integer = Me.gvRequestDetail.Columns.Count()

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I actually did it a different way. I used AutoGenerateColumns="False" on the gridview and then populated each column separately.

<asp:BoundField DataField="Job Ref" ItemStyle-Width="120" HeaderText="" />                  
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Hi

Glad you got your solution.
btw. i first now recognised it was asp.net -:) by seeing this line: Me.gvRequestDetail.DataBind()
though when asking questions, you should preliminary state which ver of visual studio 2003,2005 and if it is vb.net or asp.net ect...

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And here is everything you need to know about datagridview in asp.net 2.0

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479339.aspx