can you specify a data binding statement in your code behind.. something like this

tbDateDisenrolled.Text = "<%# DataBinder.Eval(dsEnrollmentDate, 'Tables[0].DefaultView.[0]." + strProgStatusDateField + "', '{0:d}') %>"

the string formats correctly, but it puts the string in the text box...

Is there a way to set the databinding column, type etc in the code behind? I thought this was possible.

thanks,

Jim

I think you have to specify data binding through the databindings property on the textbox, such as:
See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...saddtopic2.asp

Yes you can do that if you have a physical dataset to work with, if yoiu create it through the GUI. However, I am creating all my objects in code, so i have to generate the binding expression dynamically.

Thanks

You can generate the Databindings dynamically, I have done it through code. The textbox has a databindings property.

thanks. Yes I saw that, the problem I am having is that the column I am binding to can change, it is not always the same one, so the string I create has a variable in it. But it cannot evaluate it when it tries to bind.

If all you want to do is populate the text of a textbox when you bind your dataset, just set the property value after you execute your dataset bind:

tbDateDisenrolled.Text = dsEnrollmentDate.Tables[0].DefaultView.[0].Item(strProgStatusDateField)

Use standard formatting practices to format it:

String.Format("{0:d}", dsEnrollmentDate.Tables[0].DefaultView.[0].Item(strProgStatusDateField))

Peter
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Peter,

    Thanks, you always come through. I actually had to format my code like this for it to work"
[b]tbDateDisenrolled.Text = String.Format("{0:d}", dsEnrollmentDate.Tables(0).DefaultView(0).Item(str ProgStatusDateField))b]

This kilss 2 birds with one stone, the binding issue and the formatting issue.

Thanks again!!

Jim