"PaulNaude" <PaulNaude@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a parent and a child datagrid, both linked to tables in a dataset
with
> the appropriate relationship.
>
> If I add a new record in the parent table and then click directly in the
> child table (which at this stage have no records), I can add a child value
> but the parent value is NULL.
> If I first change the selection in the parent table, off the new record
and
> then back to the new record, I can click in the child table and the parent
> record is automatically updated.
>
> This changing of row selection in the parent table after creating a new
> record is however a nuisance for the user (and me!).
>
> How can one overcome this?

"Jim Underwood" wrote:

> I hvae nto tried this, but it sounds like the new row does not register as
> complete until you select another row. There are probably other focus
> events that will register the row as complete, but you dont need to worry
> about them at the moment.
>
> Create an event that triggers when the datagrid loses focus. Select a
> different row, or no row, then reselect the row the user just updated. This
> should trigger the new row so it registers with the child table.
>
>
> "PaulNaude" <PaulNaude@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1BB672FC-D34D-41E3-B650-AF03A51F15CB@microsoft.com...
> > I have a parent and a child datagrid, both linked to tables in a dataset
> with
> > the appropriate relationship.
> >
> > If I add a new record in the parent table and then click directly in the
> > child table (which at this stage have no records), I can add a child value
> > but the parent value is NULL.
> > If I first change the selection in the parent table, off the new record
> and
> > then back to the new record, I can click in the child table and the parent
> > record is automatically updated.
> >
> > This changing of row selection in the parent table after creating a new
> > record is however a nuisance for the user (and me!).
> >
> > How can one overcome this?
>
>