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C# ASP.NET I know there has to be a simple way to do this....I want to use C# in a code behind for aspx. Populate a GridView from an xml file Add Fields to the GridView to allow entry of quantity and Y/N switch for each row Write contents of GridView to new xml file. Example... xml file that populates gridview cols: <items> <item id=1> <name="Bread" /> <price="1.10" /> </item> <item id=2> <name="Milk" /> <price="2.20" /> </item> <item id=3> <name="Cookies" /> <price="3.30" /> </item> </items> Grid View shows: Bread 1.10 (textboxQuantity = 3) Milk 2.20 (textboxQuantity = 6) Cookies 3.30 (textboxQuantity = 9) new xml file output should look like: <items> <item id=1 quantity=3 price=1.10 /> <item id=2 quantity=6 price=2.20 /> <item id=3 quantity=9 price=3.30 /> </items> Thanks.
Some of these steps should be pretty casual, others I am not sure because I
have not worked on GridView in a while. Your first step "Populate a GridView from an xml file" could be a simple as databinding the GridView control to an XmlDataSource control (if you are using GridView you must be using a Whidbey, therefore the data source controls are also available). You can do this programmatically in the code behind if you have to (there are some limited samples on this somewhere), or use VS.NET to do it declaratively on the ASPX page. "Add Fields to the GridView".... you should be able to do this programmatically, too, check out the samples for GridView in the docs. You might have to add these fields specifically after a databound event signals that the GridView is populated, but before render time..? "Write contents of GridView to new xml file". I assume you mean on postback, right? read below... If writing the Gridview to a new xml file, and not persisting changes to the file you loaded from is the real goal, you might go about this whole scenario like a little differently. Maybe load a DataSet in memory from an XML file. Add columns to the DataSet that represent the extra fields you want the GridView to display, perhaps add fields to GridView pre-render? Databind the GridView to the DataSet. Finally, on post-back, save the DataSet and any of its changes to a new XML file. The DataSet might make the transform to and from different XML files (and schemas, effectively, since you are adding columns of data) a bit easier. HTH, Alex [quoted text, click to view] "theKirk" <theKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F5525332-BACC-4606-A925-2570C20B86AA@microsoft.com... > using Visual Studio 2005 > > C# ASP.NET > > I know there has to be a simple way to do this....I want to use C# in a > code > behind for aspx. > > Populate a GridView from an xml file > > Add Fields to the GridView to allow entry of quantity and Y/N switch for > each row > > Write contents of GridView to new xml file. > > Example... > > xml file that populates gridview cols: > > <items> > <item id=1> > <name="Bread" /> > <price="1.10" /> > </item> > <item id=2> > <name="Milk" /> > <price="2.20" /> > </item> > <item id=3> > <name="Cookies" /> > <price="3.30" /> > </item> > </items> > > Grid View shows: > > Bread 1.10 (textboxQuantity = 3) > Milk 2.20 (textboxQuantity = 6) > Cookies 3.30 (textboxQuantity = 9) > > > new xml file output should look like: > > <items> > <item id=1 quantity=3 price=1.10 /> > <item id=2 quantity=6 price=2.20 /> > <item id=3 quantity=9 price=3.30 /> > </items> > > > Thanks. > >
Yep that sounds like the way to do it!!!
Thanks! [quoted text, click to view] "Alex Krawarik [MSFT]" wrote:
> Some of these steps should be pretty casual, others I am not sure because I > have not worked on GridView in a while. > > Your first step "Populate a GridView from an xml file" could be a simple as > databinding the GridView control to an XmlDataSource control (if you are > using GridView you must be using a Whidbey, therefore the data source > controls are also available). You can do this programmatically in the code > behind if you have to (there are some limited samples on this somewhere), or > use VS.NET to do it declaratively on the ASPX page. > > "Add Fields to the GridView".... you should be able to do this > programmatically, too, check out the samples for GridView in the docs. You > might have to add these fields specifically after a databound event signals > that the GridView is populated, but before render time..? > > "Write contents of GridView to new xml file". I assume you mean on postback, > right? read below... > > If writing the Gridview to a new xml file, and not persisting changes to the > file you loaded from is the real goal, you might go about this whole > scenario like a little differently. Maybe load a DataSet in memory from an > XML file. Add columns to the DataSet that represent the extra fields you > want the GridView to display, perhaps add fields to GridView pre-render? > Databind the GridView to the DataSet. Finally, on post-back, save the > DataSet and any of its changes to a new XML file. The DataSet might make the > transform to and from different XML files (and schemas, effectively, since > you are adding columns of data) a bit easier. > > HTH, Alex > > "theKirk" <theKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F5525332-BACC-4606-A925-2570C20B86AA@microsoft.com... > > using Visual Studio 2005 > > > > C# ASP.NET > > > > I know there has to be a simple way to do this....I want to use C# in a > > code > > behind for aspx. > > > > Populate a GridView from an xml file > > > > Add Fields to the GridView to allow entry of quantity and Y/N switch for > > each row > > > > Write contents of GridView to new xml file. > > > > Example... > > > > xml file that populates gridview cols: > > > > <items> > > <item id=1> > > <name="Bread" /> > > <price="1.10" /> > > </item> > > <item id=2> > > <name="Milk" /> > > <price="2.20" /> > > </item> > > <item id=3> > > <name="Cookies" /> > > <price="3.30" /> > > </item> > > </items> > > > > Grid View shows: > > > > Bread 1.10 (textboxQuantity = 3) > > Milk 2.20 (textboxQuantity = 6) > > Cookies 3.30 (textboxQuantity = 9) > > > > > > new xml file output should look like: > > > > <items> > > <item id=1 quantity=3 price=1.10 /> > > <item id=2 quantity=6 price=2.20 /> > > <item id=3 quantity=9 price=3.30 /> > > </items> > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > >
One thing to keep in mind is that if you go the DataSet way, you can no
longer use a datasource control and will have to handle all the events yourself, which is Everett-style, not Whidbey-style data binding. Instead, on postback you can get the XmlDocument from the XmlDataSource you bind to initially using GetXmlDocument() mehod, mess around in it anyway you want including adding nodes using the std System.Xml APIs, and call Save() on it when you are ready. So there are def a couple of different ways to go, all depending on exactly whats going on with your scenario. [quoted text, click to view] "theKirk" <theKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F3FC24D9-7620-419F-A973-E87DFA4128F2@microsoft.com... > Yep that sounds like the way to do it!!! > > Thanks! > > "Alex Krawarik [MSFT]" wrote: > >> Some of these steps should be pretty casual, others I am not sure because >> I >> have not worked on GridView in a while. >> >> Your first step "Populate a GridView from an xml file" could be a simple >> as >> databinding the GridView control to an XmlDataSource control (if you are >> using GridView you must be using a Whidbey, therefore the data source >> controls are also available). You can do this programmatically in the >> code >> behind if you have to (there are some limited samples on this somewhere), >> or >> use VS.NET to do it declaratively on the ASPX page. >> >> "Add Fields to the GridView".... you should be able to do this >> programmatically, too, check out the samples for GridView in the docs. >> You >> might have to add these fields specifically after a databound event >> signals >> that the GridView is populated, but before render time..? >> >> "Write contents of GridView to new xml file". I assume you mean on >> postback, >> right? read below... >> >> If writing the Gridview to a new xml file, and not persisting changes to >> the >> file you loaded from is the real goal, you might go about this whole >> scenario like a little differently. Maybe load a DataSet in memory from >> an >> XML file. Add columns to the DataSet that represent the extra fields you >> want the GridView to display, perhaps add fields to GridView pre-render? >> Databind the GridView to the DataSet. Finally, on post-back, save the >> DataSet and any of its changes to a new XML file. The DataSet might make >> the >> transform to and from different XML files (and schemas, effectively, >> since >> you are adding columns of data) a bit easier. >> >> HTH, Alex >> >> "theKirk" <theKirk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F5525332-BACC-4606-A925-2570C20B86AA@microsoft.com... >> > using Visual Studio 2005 >> > >> > C# ASP.NET >> > >> > I know there has to be a simple way to do this....I want to use C# in a >> > code >> > behind for aspx. >> > >> > Populate a GridView from an xml file >> > >> > Add Fields to the GridView to allow entry of quantity and Y/N switch >> > for >> > each row >> > >> > Write contents of GridView to new xml file. >> > >> > Example... >> > >> > xml file that populates gridview cols: >> > >> > <items> >> > <item id=1> >> > <name="Bread" /> >> > <price="1.10" /> >> > </item> >> > <item id=2> >> > <name="Milk" /> >> > <price="2.20" /> >> > </item> >> > <item id=3> >> > <name="Cookies" /> >> > <price="3.30" /> >> > </item> >> > </items> >> > >> > Grid View shows: >> > >> > Bread 1.10 (textboxQuantity = 3) >> > Milk 2.20 (textboxQuantity = 6) >> > Cookies 3.30 (textboxQuantity = 9) >> > >> > >> > new xml file output should look like: >> > >> > <items> >> > <item id=1 quantity=3 price=1.10 /> >> > <item id=2 quantity=6 price=2.20 /> >> > <item id=3 quantity=9 price=3.30 /> >> > </items> >> > >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > >> >> >>
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