I am working on a webapplication.Search results return thousands of records.I am using datalist(asp.net2.0) to display results.
But I amazed that datalist does not provide built in paging facility as other controls like gridview,detailsview and formview.
Please give me some solution to achieve this without using heavy code.Thanks

You are refraining from using heavy code. But, not to disappoint you, achieving paging in datalist require hard work from you. You have to maintain few things in ViewState variable like the current page index, size of page(optional). You will have to check the number of rows returned by your query and accordingly, you will have to display that many links in footer. Also, You can add Four buttons in the footer i.e. First, Last, Next, Previous.

The other important thing is that you should always update the viewstate variable smartly. Use SqlDataAdapter1.Fill(DataSet1,startIndex,PageSize, "TableName"); to fill your dataset and bind that dataset to your datalist.

This is the logic you have to use. You can also search google, you will find source code there.

Thanks dear!
But I want some simpler solution,As I already searched a lot and that all provide same solution.
I am working on solution myself, and Inshallah I'll provide you people most simpler solution very soon.
Thank

The only way i see for you to come up with a "simpler" solution is to create a control that inherits from the datalist control and then provide support for paging within the control itself. This would then give your control a behavior much like that of GridView where we just need to call NewPageIndex. Of course, this isn't necessary simpler, it is just a control that supports paging.

Good luck.

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nedo,

Are you not able to use the GridView control for some reason? That would give you built in paging without "heavy code".

-Peter

I know that gridview offer strait way for paging,But that does not fullfill my formating requirements.Anyway thanks for contribution.

are you sure about that?? you can do almost anything with a gridview...

HTH

Gonzalo

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Please provide an example of how you wish to format the data. It is very likely that you can do it with the GridView. I think about the ONLY restriction that you'll face is that the data will be presented in a top-down tabular style.

By turning off all the extra parts of the grid view (borders, headers, footers, etc.) and using a single column you can format it as you like and make it display just like a list format.

-Peter

Thanks that solutions works for me
Really thankfull to you!

Hey guys, I want to share my problem.. My problem is that the columns displayed in gridview are top down.. I hav a single image column which I want in 4*4 matrix format..Plz help me out..

I tried with Datalist.. but as u said it requires a heavy code and I am nt able to achieve wid it..!!! Plz help me out soon..