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Noob question - binding data to list box (system.data.datarowview?)

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Arch Stanton

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Apr 17, 2008, 11:51:24 AM4/17/08
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I'm trying to bind data in a dataset (obtained from an Access DB) to a
listbox in ASP.net. I know my dataset is being created properly because
it displays fine in a datagrid, but I can't get it to display in a
listbox. Here's what I'm trying:

dgrDataGrid.DataSource = dstData.Tables("Manufacturer")
lstMake.datasource = dstData.Tables("Manufacturer")
Page.DataBind

There is only one column in the dataset's table, and the datagrid
displays it the way I want. But my listbox just repeats the line
"system.data.datarowview" over and over.

Any help is, as usual, appreciated.

Lloyd Sheen

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Apr 17, 2008, 12:23:05 PM4/17/08
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"Arch Stanton" <sa...@hill.org> wrote in message
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You need to tell the listbox what to display. The default is the .toString
so you are getting the object type as each occurence.

LS

David Wier

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Apr 17, 2008, 1:03:35 PM4/17/08
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You need to tell it, from the dataset you get returned what to display and
what to assign to the 'value' of the item
Like Product for DataTextField and ProductID for DataValueField

David Wier
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Arch Stanton

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Apr 18, 2008, 1:32:06 AM4/18/08
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Replies solved my problem. You guys rule.

-Grateful Noob :|

Arch Stanton

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Apr 18, 2008, 1:33:31 AM4/18/08
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Replies solved my problem. You guys rule.

-Grateful Noob :|

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