Christopher Haws
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Christopher Haws
asked on 19 Aug 2010, 07:15 PM
Hi All,
I'm currently trying to make a simple form using the ASP.NET Grid control and I am running into an issue. When I try to use CRUD with the Entity Framework, all the fields that are not relationships to other tables work great, but fields that are relationships don't show up at all. A great example is the Telerik example:
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/databinding/net35datasourcecontrols/defaultcs.aspx
In the second grid, the one that is bound to an Entity, you see that category shows up as an ID. I don't even get this much in my app. I see all the fields except for the Category field. Ideally it would show the name of the category, and then when you do any CRUD operations, it would show the field as a ComboBox.
Is this something that is even possible with the Telerik controls?
Thanks!
I'm currently trying to make a simple form using the ASP.NET Grid control and I am running into an issue. When I try to use CRUD with the Entity Framework, all the fields that are not relationships to other tables work great, but fields that are relationships don't show up at all. A great example is the Telerik example:
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/grid/examples/databinding/net35datasourcecontrols/defaultcs.aspx
In the second grid, the one that is bound to an Entity, you see that category shows up as an ID. I don't even get this much in my app. I see all the fields except for the Category field. Ideally it would show the name of the category, and then when you do any CRUD operations, it would show the field as a ComboBox.
Is this something that is even possible with the Telerik controls?
Thanks!
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Hello Christopher,
For your convenience I've prepared example demonstrating how to switch GridBoundColumn to GridDropDownColumn and have automatic CRUD operations function properly. Please find the attached application.
Regards,
Nikolay
the Telerik team
For your convenience I've prepared example demonstrating how to switch GridBoundColumn to GridDropDownColumn and have automatic CRUD operations function properly. Please find the attached application.
Regards,
Nikolay
the Telerik team
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Christopher Haws
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answered on 25 Aug 2010, 10:57 PM
Hello Nikolay!
Thanks for the example, it really does help a lot. One thing I'm having a problem with now is that there is no CategoryID in the entity table because it is a relationship. Would i want to set the DataField to "it.Category.CategoryID" or something?
Thanks!
EDIT:
I set the DataField column equal to "Category.CategoryID" and it worked like a charm! Thanks so much!
Thanks for the example, it really does help a lot. One thing I'm having a problem with now is that there is no CategoryID in the entity table because it is a relationship. Would i want to set the DataField to "it.Category.CategoryID" or something?
Thanks!
EDIT:
I set the DataField column equal to "Category.CategoryID" and it worked like a charm! Thanks so much!
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Nahuel
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answered on 05 May 2013, 05:38 PM
Can you elaborate an example of the same solution but with Form Template? i have a problem using the Bind method in a dropdown.. i use Bind("IDType.ID") but it does not work
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Hello Nahuel,
It is hard to determine the cause of the problem from the information provided. In such cases we recommend assembling a sample project showing the unwanted behavior so we could debug it and advice you with the best possible solution. You could upload the project to a public sharing site and provide us with an URL.
Regards,
Antonio Stoilkov
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It is hard to determine the cause of the problem from the information provided. In such cases we recommend assembling a sample project showing the unwanted behavior so we could debug it and advice you with the best possible solution. You could upload the project to a public sharing site and provide us with an URL.
Regards,
Antonio Stoilkov
the Telerik team
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