UpdateCommand with Datalist

[Mark]

Hi, I have a datalist that I use to display and edit records to a user.
Datalist shown below;



visual basic
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<asp:datalist id="dgContribut ors" runat="server" DataKeyField="P ersonID">
<ItemTemplate >
<%# Container.DataI tem("FirstName" ) %>
<asp:LinkButt on text="Select" CommandName="ed it" Runat="server"
ID="Linkbutton1 " NAME="Linkbutto n1"></asp:LinkButton>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTempla te>
<asp:TextBox ID="txtFirstNam e" Text="<%# Container.DataI tem("FirstName" )
%>" Runat="server" width="100px"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:LinkButt on text="Enter" CommandName="up date" Runat="server"
ID="Linkbutton2 " NAME="Linkbutto n1"></asp:LinkButton>
</EditItemTemplat e>
</asp:datalist>
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I want to use the UpdateCommand to capture the new information entered into
the textbox and place this information into a database.
The code in the updateCommand is as follows


visual basic
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Private Sub dgContributors_ UpdateCommand(B yVal source As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Data ListCommandEven tArgs) Handles
dgContributors. UpdateCommand
Dim oFirst As TextBox
oFirst = e.Item.FindCont rol("txtFirstNa me")

' Should print out the new information entered into the textbox but does
not. It prints out the previous information
Response.write( oFirst.Text)

End Sub
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The problem I am having is even though the UpdateCommand fires the value of
the textbox does not change to the newly entered information...

Thanks for any help
Cheers
MarkusJ

[Jos]

Re: UpdateCommand with Datalist

"Mark" <mark@yahoo.com N0SPAM> wrote in message
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> The problem I am having is even though the UpdateCommand fires the value[/color]
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> the textbox does not change to the newly entered information...[/color]

My first guess: you are databinding again on postback.
Use:
If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
<databinding code here>
End If

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Jos

[Mark]

Re: UpdateCommand with Datalist

Hi, yep, that was it! Forgot the most basic part of the whole thing
<sheepish grin>

Thanks for your time
Cheers
Mark