"Keith G Hicks" <krh@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> vwd 2005 express.
>
> when editing the CUSTOM databinding of a text box in a FormViews
> "ItemTemplate" I'd like to do this:
>
> Bind("[FirstName] & ' ' & [LastName]")
>
> Or if you prefer, this is the resultant ASP code from setting the property
> above:
> <asp:Label ID="FirstNameLabel" runat="server" Text="<%#
> Bind(&quot;[FirstName] & ' ' & [LastName]&quot;) %>"
> Width="312px"></asp:Label>
>
> but that doesn't work. How do I construct the string so that the result is
> the concatenation of the FirstName and the LastName?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Keith
>
>

"Jose A. Fernandez" <fernandezja@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:6fc1e9ea-4eb4-4491-a4f7-e64ed8fad733@v67g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Hello Keith
> It's posible, just help with String.Concat, and Eval dataitem not use
> Bind...
> Example:
> <asp:FormView ID="FormView1"
> ....
> <ItemTemplate>
> ....
> <asp:Label ID="lblDesc" runat="server" Text='<%#
> String.Concat(Eval("CategoryID"), Eval("Description"),
> Eval("CategoryID")) %>'>
> ....
>
>
> Links:
> -----------------
> String..Concat Method
> Concatenates one or more instances of String, or the String
> representations of the values of one or more instances of Object.
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.string.concat.aspx
>
> I hope that you will help or guide
> ______________________
> Jose A. Fernandez
> blog: http://geeks.ms/blogs/fernandezja
>
>
>
>
> On 9 feb, 21:48, "Keith G Hicks" <k...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > I should point out that I know I can modify my SQL statement to return a
> > column of the concatenated values or use a view that does the same.
HOWEVER,
> > one of the things many of the SQL gurus yell at everyone for over and
over
> > and over is DO THE FORMATTING IN THE CLIENT SIDE!!! NOT THE SQL SIDE!!!.
I
> > don't always agree with that philosophy but I'd like to know how to do
this
> > on the ASP side of things if it's possible.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > "Keith G Hicks" <k...@comcast.net> wrote in
messagenews:OHd1YS3aIHA.300@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >
> > > vwd 2005 express.
> >
> > > when editing the CUSTOM databinding of a text box in a FormViews
> > > "ItemTemplate" I'd like to do this:
> >
> > > Bind("[FirstName] & ' ' & [LastName]")
> >
> > > Or if you prefer, this is the resultant ASP code from setting the
property
> > > above:
> > > <asp:Label ID="FirstNameLabel" runat="server" Text="<%#
> > > Bind(&quot;[FirstName] & ' ' & [LastName]&quot;) %>"
> > > Width="312px"></asp:Label>
> >
> > > but that doesn't work. How do I construct the string so that the
result is
> > > the concatenation of the FirstName and the LastName?
> >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > > Keith
>