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I used these 2 links to learn that myself:<br />
<a href="http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml" rel="ugc">http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://www.odetocode.com/Articles/231.aspx" rel="ugc">http://www.odetocode.com/Articles/231.aspx</a>
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I used these 2 links to learn that myself:
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml [http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml]
http://www.odetocode.com/Articles/231.aspx [http://www.odetocode.com/Articles/231.aspx]

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That's not quite what I'm looking for. &nbsp;I want to use a DropDownlist OUTSIDE the grid to filter the contents of the grid.
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That's not quite what I'm looking for.  I want to use a DropDownlist OUTSIDE the grid to filter the contents of the grid.

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I'm assuming I re-query against the DataSource of the GridView. &nbsp;How do I do that?<br />

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I'm assuming I re-query against the DataSource of the GridView.  How do I do that?


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how do you run the data source initially?
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how do you run the data source initially?

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I have a dropdownlist bound to a table datasource and a gridview bound to a table source. &nbsp;I run them by hitting &quot;click&quot;.
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I have a dropdownlist bound to a table datasource and a gridview bound to a table source.  I run them by hitting "click".

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Experts,<br />
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I have a grid view that's tied to a database table. &nbsp;One of the fields is Product_Category. &nbsp;I want to select a value for that field from a DropDownList and filter the grid accordingly. &nbsp;How do I do that?
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Experts,

I have a grid view that's tied to a database table.  One of the fields is Product_Category.  I want to select a value for that field from a DropDownList and filter the grid accordingly.  How do I do that?

Binding a DropDownList to a GridView

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