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Trying to override functionality of UpdateButton in FormView for EditItemTemplate

Hi,

I want a page with a FormView to save the record but to go to some other page (not the current page).

At first I tried setting the PostBackUrl to the new page. It went to the new page but was not saving the form data.

So then I tried capturing the UpdateButton_Click event. This is what it looks like:

protected void UpdateButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FormView1.UpdateItem(true);
LinkButton lb = (LinkButton)FormView1.FindControl("UpdateButton");
lb.PostBackUrl = "Deal.aspx?BookId=" + Request["BookId"];

}

I put a Breakpoint in this routine and it does hit this but it must be too early (or too late) for the PostbackUrl to be changed.

I don't have to do it like above if someone has a better way of doing it.

Thanks

Bob Learned

Would a Server.Transfer("Deal.aspx?BookId=" + Request["BookId"]); work?

Bob

James Cochrane

ASKER

Place this in the UpdateButton_Click event?

Bob Learned

Yes.

Bob

James Cochrane

ASKER

Hey Bob,

Thanks for the suggestion but it didn't seem to work. Here is the code that I used:

protected void UpdateButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FormView1.UpdateItem(true);
Server.Transfer("Default.aspx");
}

I also tried the FormView1.UpdateItem(false) but it stays on the same form.

Thanks

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James Cochrane

ASKER

I was looking at the wrong event. Your solution works great!

Thanks