I am having difficulty binding data to my datalist. The data list does
not show. I have gone round and round for two days. I could really
use some help looking through this code and seeing where the error is.
It is usually something simple but I just can not find it!!!

Any suggestion?

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My HTML code is:

<aspataList id="DataList1" runat="server">
<HeaderTemplate>
This is the header
</HeaderTemplate>
<FooterTemplate>
This is the footer
</FooterTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<img src='../images/items/thumbes/<%#
DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "strImagePath") %>'>

This is a test
</ItemTemplate>
</aspataList>
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Code behind
Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim BrandID As String = Request.QueryString("BrandID")
Dim CategoryID As String = Request.QueryString("CategoryID")
Dim strSubCategory As String =
Request.QueryString("StrSubCategory")

If Not CategoryID Is Nothing Then
DataList1.DataSource =
Catalog.GetSubCatProductsFromBrands(CategoryID, strSubCategory)
DataList1.DataBind()
Label.Text = "Category"
ElseIf Not BrandID Is Nothing Then
DataList1.DataSource =
Catalog.GetSubCatProductsFromBrands(strSubCategory, BrandID)
DataList1.DataBind()
Label.Text = "brands"

End If


End Sub

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Datareader code in catalog class file

Public Shared Function GetSubCatProductsFromBrands(ByVal BrandID As
String, ByVal StrSubCategory As String) As SqlDataReader
'create the connection string
Dim connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
'Create and initialize the command Object
Dim command As New
SqlCommand("New_getSubCatProductsFromBrands", connection)
command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure

'Add an input parameter and suply a valiue for it
command.Parameters.Add("@brandID", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 5)
command.Parameters("@brandID").Value = BrandID

command.Parameters.Add("@StrSubCategory", SqlDbType.NVarChar,
50)
command.Parameters("@StrSubCategory").Value = StrSubCategory


Try
'open the connection
connection.Open()
'Return an SQLDataReader
Return
command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
Catch e As Exception
'close the connection and throw the exception
connection.Close()
' Throw e
End Try


End Function

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Stored proc is
( @BrandID NvarChar (5),
@StrSubCategory NvarChar (50)
)


As

Select intProductID, StrProductCode, StrProductName, curPrice,
strImagePath
from tblProducts
Where strBrandCode = @BrandID
and StrSubCategory = @strSubCategory


Return


HELP!!

TIA
Laura K

looks like you have your return statement ahead of Execute reader in the class file.

put the return statement after the execution.


> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Datareader code in catalog class file
...............
>
> Try
> 'open the connection
> connection.Open()
> 'Return an SQLDataReader
> Return
> command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
> Catch e As Exception
> 'close the connection and throw the exception
> connection.Close()
> ' Throw e
> End Try
>
...................

Actuall the line was broken up when the message posted. The following
text should all be on one line. I also use this text on other
datareaders and it works.

Return command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:49:48 -0800, Laura K wrote:

> I am having difficulty binding data to my datalist. The data list does
> not show. I have gone round and round for two days. I could really
> use some help looking through this code and seeing where the error is.
> It is usually something simple but I just can not find it!!!
>
> Any suggestion?
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> My HTML code is:
>
> <aspataList id="DataList1" runat="server">
> <HeaderTemplate>
> This is the header
> </HeaderTemplate>
> <FooterTemplate>
> This is the footer
> </FooterTemplate>
> <ItemTemplate>
> <img src='../images/items/thumbes/<%#
> DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "strImagePath") %>'>
>
> This is a test
> </ItemTemplate>
> </aspataList>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Code behind
> Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
> Dim BrandID As String = Request.QueryString("BrandID")
> Dim CategoryID As String = Request.QueryString("CategoryID")
> Dim strSubCategory As String =
> Request.QueryString("StrSubCategory")
>
> If Not CategoryID Is Nothing Then
> DataList1.DataSource =
> Catalog.GetSubCatProductsFromBrands(CategoryID, strSubCategory)
> DataList1.DataBind()
> Label.Text = "Category"
> ElseIf Not BrandID Is Nothing Then
> DataList1.DataSource =
> Catalog.GetSubCatProductsFromBrands(strSubCategory, BrandID)
> DataList1.DataBind()
> Label.Text = "brands"
>
> End If
>
>
> End Sub
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Datareader code in catalog class file
>
> Public Shared Function GetSubCatProductsFromBrands(ByVal BrandID As
> String, ByVal StrSubCategory As String) As SqlDataReader
> 'create the connection string
> Dim connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
> 'Create and initialize the command Object
> Dim command As New
> SqlCommand("New_getSubCatProductsFromBrands", connection)
> command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
>
> 'Add an input parameter and suply a valiue for it
> command.Parameters.Add("@brandID", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 5)
> command.Parameters("@brandID").Value = BrandID
>
> command.Parameters.Add("@StrSubCategory", SqlDbType.NVarChar,
> 50)
> command.Parameters("@StrSubCategory").Value = StrSubCategory
>
>
> Try
> 'open the connection
> connection.Open()
> 'Return an SQLDataReader
> Return
> command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
> Catch e As Exception
> 'close the connection and throw the exception
> connection.Close()
> ' Throw e
> End Try
>
>
> End Function
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Stored proc is
> ( @BrandID NvarChar (5),
> @StrSubCategory NvarChar (50)
> )
>
>
> As
>
> Select intProductID, StrProductCode, StrProductName, curPrice,
> strImagePath
> from tblProducts
> Where strBrandCode = @BrandID
> and StrSubCategory = @strSubCategory
>
>
> Return
>
>
> HELP!!
>
> TIA
> Laura K
Try to get the stuff to work from an array; data binding works with arrays
also.

Can you give me some direction for that. Are there any tutorials out
there or can you give me some sample code.


Also I have been experimenting and have found that my stored proc is
not even being executed (I tested it by turning off execute
privileges). So the data is not even being passed to the procedure.

Found my own error. I had commented out Throw e