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.NET Forum / ASP.NET / General / June 2007Breaking out a record with in a datagrid to edit it (ASP 1)
Hi, I am building a small Help Desk application for my company and need to be able to edit "open" help desk issues. I use a simple datagrid to display each issue (6 per page) , with an Edit button. There are a lot of fields across, and my Network Admins would like a way of editing/updating each issue seperately in a a vertical form. I need a way of clicking on the edit button ,bringing up a form with the record, editng the fields, and clicking on an Update button in the form to update the sql server table , and go back to the datagrid , displaying the updated record/Issue. Thanks for the help, MikeG Why don't you just edit the record in the datagrid? The edit "mode" can use different controls than the normal viewing of the grid, so you'll have a feature-rich UI to do your edits in. If you really don't want to do that and you want a form to come up, you'll have to put a regular button on the grid (not an edit button) and handle its click event with code to unhide a panel that you've pre-set up with the controls you want. You'll need to pass the id of the record being edited from the grid, so you know which record to populate the panel with. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > MikeG Hi Scott, Thanks for the help. There are too many fields horizontally to edit each record. I demonstrated this. But my Admins want to click on the "Edit" link and display the issue fields verticallyin a separate form for editing . As this is my first ASP project it sounds a bit involved as you mentioned. How do you use different controls when editing ? Perhaps I can redisplay the fields so they are not cumbersome to edit across the screen. Thanks MikeG > Why don't you just edit the record in the datagrid? The edit "mode" can use > different controls than the normal viewing of the grid, so you'll have a [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > MikeG Hi Mike, Well it will certainly be more difficult if you want to edit outside of the grid. But, I really feel that I should throw one more "try" in there for you to consider using the grid itself for editing. With a little creative thinking, you can make a record in "edit" mode display horizontally or vertically or both. The key is to turn the columns of the grid into "template" columns. Edit mode can look completely different from read mode if you design it that way. > Hi Scott, > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> > >> > MikeG Hi Scott, Let me investigate working with templates a bit. I think I see whay you mean . Thanks for the help. MikeG > Hi Mike, > [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > >> > > >> > MikeG When you turn a grid's column into a template column, you can then go in and edit that template column for edit mode. This allows you to change the types of controls that will be used to edit your data as well as allowing you to "double" up and put more than just one control in a given column. The columns will change horizontally and/or vertically depending on what you put in them. If you do your task this way, you will avoid the very big hassle of passing the row being edited outside of the grid and have to make all new controls that are bound to the data source. Good luck, Scott M. > Hi Scott, > [quoted text clipped - 76 lines] >> >> > >> >> > MikeG One more thing that you may figure out but needs saying.... When you are desiging the "edit" portion of a template column, you can even choose to move a control completely out of one template column and into another so you can have one column that contains multiple items for editing. This is a great space saver! > Hi Scott, > [quoted text clipped - 76 lines] >> >> > >> >> > MikeG Hi Scott, Thanks again for all the tips. I will try these tommorrow at work. What about hiding columns while editing(click on edit mode button) , and just using a few columns for all my fields? . Then it would appear as if the Help Desk ticket fields where all vertical for easy editing . Thanks, Mike > One more thing that you may figure out but needs saying.... > [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] > >> >> > > >> >> > MikeG What you can do, instead of hiding columns, is just have some of the edit columns not have anything in them and move their controls into other template columns so you might have a textbox above another textbox above a checkbox and so on. If the column is empty, it won't take up any space in edit mode. > Hi Scott, > [quoted text clipped - 112 lines] >> >> >> > >> >> >> > MikeG I will try that Scott. Thanks for all the help!! > What you can do, instead of hiding columns, is just have some of the edit > columns not have anything in them and move their controls into other [quoted text clipped - 118 lines] > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > MikeG Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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