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Gridview and querystring

I have a gridview that has 5 columns. The 5th column is an edit link.
How can I use one or more of the bound fields in the querystring?

The way I did it is not working:
<asp:HyperLinkField NavigateUrl="editAttorney.aspx?mi=<% Eval("Assigned") %>" Text="Edit" />

Thanks!

<asp:GridView ID="GridView2" runat="server" AllowPaging="True" 
        AllowSorting="True" AutoGenerateColumns="False" 
        DataSourceID="orclDataSource" CellPadding="3" CellSpacing="1" Font-Size="Small" 
        ForeColor="#333333" GridLines="None" HorizontalAlign="Center" PageSize="20" 
        Width="85%">
        <RowStyle BackColor="#EFF3FB" />
        <Columns>
            <asp:BoundField DataField="ASSIGNED" HeaderText="Initials" 
                SortExpression="ASSIGNED" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="ASSIGNED_LAST_NAME" HeaderText="Last Name" 
                SortExpression="ASSIGNED_LAST_NAME" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="ASSIGNED_FIRST_NAME" HeaderText="First Name" 
                SortExpression="ASSIGNED_FIRST_NAME" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="ASSIGNED_MI" HeaderText="Middle Initials" 
                SortExpression="ASSIGNED_MI" />
            <asp:HyperLinkField NavigateUrl="editAttorney.aspx" Text="Edit" />
        </Columns>
        <FooterStyle BackColor="#507CD1" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
        <PagerStyle BackColor="#2461BF" ForeColor="White" HorizontalAlign="Center" />
        <SelectedRowStyle BackColor="#D1DDF1" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="#333333" />
        <HeaderStyle BackColor="#507CD1" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
        <EditRowStyle BackColor="#2461BF" />
        <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="White" />
    </asp:GridView>

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Ramone_Hamilton

Doesn't Eval return object? Does <% Eval("Assigned") as string %> work? What error are you getting?

Isaac

ASKER

Error Creating Control - GridView2
Literal content ('asp:HyperLinkField NavigateUrl=editAttorney.aspx?mi=") is not allowed within a 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataControlFieldConllection'.

Ramone_Hamilton

Try NavigateUrl = 'editAttorney.aspx?mi= <% Eval("ASSIGNED") as string %>'

Isaac

ASKER

That's what I tried and to get the error

Ramone_Hamilton

How about: NavigateUrl = 'editAttorney.aspx?mi= <%# Eval("ASSIGNED") as string %>'

Ramone_Hamilton

Sorry I forgot the # sound last time.

Ramone_Hamilton

I am telling you wrong, you are using a hyperLink, my previous methods would work with a bindable control like a label. You want to use the DataFormatUrl

<asp:HyperLinkField NavigateUrl="editAttorney.aspx" Text="Edit" DataNavigateUrlFormatString="editAttorney.aspx?mi={0}" DataTextField="ASSIGNED"
 />

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Isaac

ASKER

That's not working the way it should.
Now I get the value of "ASSIGNED" as a link in my edit column.
Basically the data in the table for "ASSIGNED" is rendered in the edit column.

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Ramone_Hamilton

Wow I forgot the DataNavigateUrlFields. Can't get any better than that.