"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BANSPAMken_cox@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:O%23$dv2DjEHA.3288@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Cathie,
>
> It looks like you'll have to add your own line breaks. Here's some sample
> code that uses the ItemDataBound event to check for the length of the text
> in the first cell. If it is greater than 20 characters, it loops through
the
> string and inserts a break (<br>) every 20 characters.
>
> Private Sub DataGrid1_ItemDataBound _
> (ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) _
> Handles DataGrid1.ItemDataBound
> Dim strAllText As String
> Dim strNewText As String = ""
> Dim intPos As Integer = 1
> If Len(e.Item.Cells(0).Text) > 20 Then
> strAllText = e.Item.Cells(0).Text
> While intPos < Len(e.Item.Cells(0).Text)
> strNewText = strNewText & _
> Mid(strAllText, intPos, 20) & "<br>"
> intPos = intPos + 20
> End While
> e.Item.Cells(0).Text = strNewText
> End If
> End Sub
>
> Does this help?
>
> Ken
> Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
> Toronto
>
> "Cathie Hagen" <cathie@bob.com> wrote in message
> news:OMDL440iEHA.636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a long string with no whitespace or break character and it is
> > ruining
> > the formatting of my datagrid. How can I get the text to wrap whether
or
> > not their are break characters in the string?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Cathie
> >
> >
>