Question

In page_load, I create a table and fill it with data gathered from a database. Then after allowing the user to modify it, I need to make the changes to the database. But I’m not sure how to do this. I have been looking around and now am more confused then when I started. My code to create the table looks like this:
delList.Controls.Clear();

            Table tbl = new Table();
            tbl.ID = "tbl1";
            tbl.BorderWidth = 1;
            delList.Controls.Add(tbl);

This code gets added to a placeholder:

    <asp:PlaceHolder ID="delList" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>

I want to have a button at the bottom of the page to allow the user to select in order to save the changes but I can’t figure out how to do this. Mostly because there will be a lot of rows that need to be updated. I was thinking it might be easiest to parse through the table using javascript and then somehow calling a function to make update the database one row at a time. But I’m not sure if this is even possible.

All help will be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

It would be a lot easier if you used a control that is specific to this kind of operation. I mean a control like GridView.

GridView displays the values of a data
source in a table where each column
represents a field and each row
represents a record. The GridView
control enables you to select, sort,
and edit these items.

The GridView control is used to
display the values of a data source in
a table. Each column represents a
field, while each row represents a
record. The GridView control supports
the following features:

1. Binding to data source controls, such as SqlDataSource.
2. Built-in sort capabilities.
3. Built-in update and delete capabilities.
4. Built-in paging capabilities.
5. Built-in row selection capabilities.
6. Programmatic access to the GridView object model to dynamically set properties, handle events, and so on.
7. Multiple key fields.
8. Multiple data fields for the hyperlink columns.
9. Customizable appearance through themes and styles.