using datagrid field values in multiple forms

[Wishing I was skiing mom]

In form1, which is an item master maintenance screen, I have a button which
launches form2. Form2 contains an item master datagrid. After the user
double-clicks the desired item record in form2 I want the field values from
the selected record to populate text boxes in form 1 so the user can make
changes to the item (ie. description, cost etc.). I have gotten as far as
populating a field in form1 with the mapping name or the current row index
from the datagrid as shown in the code directly below but not the actual
field value.
myForm1.ItemId = dgdMinorMateria l1.CurrentRowIn dex

I tried this code below, which looks good, but I receive the error message
that follows.
myForm1.ItemId = MinorMaterialDa taSet1.tblMinor Material.mmItem IdColumn
Value of type 'System.Data.Da taColumn' cannot be converted to 'String'.

Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

[Dave]

Re: using datagrid field values in multiple forms

Use the DataGrid indexer:

Gets or sets the value of the cell at the specified the row and column.

public object this[
int rowIndex,
int columnIndex
] {get; set;}

^^ From MDSN.

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Dave Sexton
dave@www..jwaon line..com
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"Wishing I was skiing mom" <WishingIwasski ingmom@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:B85B2811-389D-494D-808E-92FCE9E876DC@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> In form1, which is an item master maintenance screen, I have a button which
> launches form2. Form2 contains an item master datagrid. After the user
> double-clicks the desired item record in form2 I want the field values from
> the selected record to populate text boxes in form 1 so the user can make
> changes to the item (ie. description, cost etc.). I have gotten as far as
> populating a field in form1 with the mapping name or the current row index
> from the datagrid as shown in the code directly below but not the actual
> field value.
> myForm1.ItemId = dgdMinorMateria l1.CurrentRowIn dex
>
> I tried this code below, which looks good, but I receive the error message
> that follows.
> myForm1.ItemId = MinorMaterialDa taSet1.tblMinor Material.mmItem IdColumn
> Value of type 'System.Data.Da taColumn' cannot be converted to 'String'.
>
> Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.[/color]

[Wishing I was skiing mom]

Re: using datagrid field values in multiple forms

Thanks Dave, That sent me in right direction and I got it to work, now I can
stop pulling my hair out.

"Dave" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Use the DataGrid indexer:
>
> Gets or sets the value of the cell at the specified the row and column.
>
> public object this[
> int rowIndex,
> int columnIndex
> ] {get; set;}
>
> ^^ From MDSN.
>
> --
> Dave Sexton
> dave@www..jwaon line..com
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Wishing I was skiing mom" <WishingIwasski ingmom@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
> news:B85B2811-389D-494D-808E-92FCE9E876DC@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> > In form1, which is an item master maintenance screen, I have a button which
> > launches form2. Form2 contains an item master datagrid. After the user
> > double-clicks the desired item record in form2 I want the field values from
> > the selected record to populate text boxes in form 1 so the user can make
> > changes to the item (ie. description, cost etc.). I have gotten as far as
> > populating a field in form1 with the mapping name or the current row index
> > from the datagrid as shown in the code directly below but not the actual
> > field value.
> > myForm1.ItemId = dgdMinorMateria l1.CurrentRowIn dex
> >
> > I tried this code below, which looks good, but I receive the error message
> > that follows.
> > myForm1.ItemId = MinorMaterialDa taSet1.tblMinor Material.mmItem IdColumn
> > Value of type 'System.Data.Da taColumn' cannot be converted to 'String'.
> >
> > Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.[/color]
>
>
>[/color]