dotnet ado.net: Hi. Is there any way to run sql commands on the same connection that
SqlDataSource uses to select data before the select? Apaprt from
trying to build a multi-command CommandText.
Overriding the class would be ok but I can't find the way to do it

Sure. Pick up the ConnectionString from the Settings and us it to run your
SqlCommand.

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On Jan 31, 7:09 pm, "William \(Bill\) Vaughn"
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No, it's not what I mean. What I mean is on the same connection
instance/in the same session before the select command is issued.
I have to access MySQL thru ODBC and due to db setup I need to issue a
bunch of set something-charset commands right after I open a
connection so that the data would be retrieved normally. However I
can't find the way to do it with GridView cause it opens its own
connection internally...

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