Why can't I read a date out a cell in a gridview

[COHENMARVIN@lycos.com]

I have code like this:
FromRow = GridViewPlaceme ntsForDups.Sele ctedRow
strCellContents = FromRow.Cells(4 ).Text
It works fine for most of the cells in the row. But cell #4 (above)
has a date in it, and when I run the debugger, strCellContents is
blank.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks,
Marv

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: Why can't I read a date out a cell in a gridview

<COHENMARVIN@ly cos.comwrote in message
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>I have code like this:
FromRow = GridViewPlaceme ntsForDups.Sele ctedRow
strCellContents = FromRow.Cells(4 ).Text
It works fine for most of the cells in the row. But cell #4 (above)
has a date in it, and when I run the debugger, strCellContents is
blank.
Am I doing something wrong?

Is the date inside another control e.g. a label...?

What is the value of FromRow.Cells(4 ).Controls.Coun t?


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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

[COHENMARVIN@lycos.com]

Re: Why can't I read a date out a cell in a gridview

On Jun 19, 4:28 pm, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <m...@markNOSPA Mrae.netwrote:

<COHENMAR...@ly cos.comwrote in message
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I have code like this:
FromRow = GridViewPlaceme ntsForDups.Sele ctedRow
strCellContents = FromRow.Cells(4 ).Text
It works fine for most of the cells in the row. But cell #4 (above)
has a date in it, and when I run the debugger, strCellContents is
blank.
Am I doing something wrong?

>
Is the date inside another control e.g. a label...?
>
What is the value of FromRow.Cells(4 ).Controls.Coun t?
>
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVPhttp://www.markrae.net

I found out the problem - which is that the date is in a template
control, while the other fields of the grid are not.
(The reason I had put in a template control was to format it).
However, I also find that MSDN.microsoft. com gives wrong advice on
getting the value out of this template control. So I've given up on
that approach, and I've made the sql query return a string form of a
date that doesn't have to be put in a template control.
Thanks,
Marv