When the mousepointer is hovering over the text area of the grid, it
switches to the "I-bar"... I would like it to remain the standard
pointer... is there a way to do that?

I am using a datagrid, with two columns(ID is the keyfield).  Now
data in the grid is being sorted by this ID.  How can I sort data on
the Name DataField.
<Columns>

I'm trying to use our existing Crystal Reports .rpt while trying to migrate
from existing ASP to ASP.NET.
Current Crystal reports all have a datasource which is .ttx having the
format fields required to be populated by the stored procedures externally

When I run my Export to Excel, the Spreadheet is empty.  Anyone know what may cause this?   Here is my code:
Response.Clear()
Response.Charset = ""
Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel"

I'm going nuts.. I've got a template column with an imagebutton in it.
I would like to change the image on the button when the button is
clicked.  However, in the _ItemCommand() function I can't seem to
figure out how to get a reference to the imagebutton object.  Help

I have a datagrid and I'm wanting to access one of the hyperlinks
which is located in Template Column i.e.
<asp:TemplateColumn HeaderText="Action">
  <HeaderStyle Width="100px"></HeaderStyle>

I have a static class for data access. what if i
declare some private attribute like this.
private static constr =
ConfigurationSettings.ConnectionStrings["mydata"].ConnectionString;

When I export a datagrid to excel the leading 0s of the first column are
truncated.  I am using the following code for the export:
private void ExportToExcel()
        {

I have a remove linkbutton and editlink button in a templatecolumn in a
data
grid.
when i click the remove linkbutton pop up message should be displayed.

I have a remove linkbutton and editlink button in a templatecolumn in a
data
grid.
when i click the remove linkbutton pop up message should be displayed.

This is my third VB.NET forum to try and help me with my problems and several people have failed so I am hoping someone here is a TRUE GURU on datagrids!
I have a datagrid that I bind to a datasource in the page_load event. No problem.
However, when I try to do ANYTHING to its data ...

Hi you guys. If you could possible help me here.
I am quite new to .NET coming over from VB and with limited ASP
development. I am having a problem with my checkbox in the fact that if I
click edit on my datagrid the checkbox does not receive the value from the

I'd like to have a bound column contain a hidden field. When I set a
column's Visible to false, the column
is not rendered at all and I cannot access it programmatically after post
back.

I m using a datagrid with AutoGenerateColumns="false",
and a template column composed by a checkbox and a label bound to the
database.
However in some cases, the query returns more than a thousand records

Would you be able to help me out on this one? I've got a DataGrid
control that I create dynamically - no problem there. I also add a
hyperlink column - again no problem. Now I'm adding the
Edit/Update/Cancel column - Problem! The issue is that since the user