Question

Hi can anybody help me on this issue, like i was trying to create XML file from data in datagridview. Problem is datagridview is dynamically created n it depends on the user on how many rows n columns he creates n enters the data in it. Datagridview contains columns with integer as well as string. So initializing columns n rows is bit difficult as i am a newbie. Kindly help me on this..

Answer 1

Refer to accepted solution on this and create a DataTable manually

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
foreach(DataGridViewColumn col in dgv.Columns)
{
   dt.Columns.Add(col.HeaderText);    
}

foreach(DataGridViewRow row in dgv.Rows)
{
    DataRow dRow = dt.NewRow();
    foreach(DataGridViewCell cell in row.Cells)
    {
        dRow[cell.ColumnIndex] = cell.Value;
    }
    dt.Rows.Add(dRow);
}

After you have created this DataTable, create a DataSet and use WriteXml

DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.Tables.Add(dt);
ds.WriteXml("your local path here");