Is there no work around for this?

>-----Original Message-----
>I have asked this question on about every board I can
>think of and I have yet to get an answer, so If anyone
>would know I imagine it would be here.
>
>I have a datagrid, and inside of it in an edit item
>template I have a drop down list, I want to be able to
>have that dropdown autopostback and run its selectedindex
>changed event so that I can populate an addition dropdown.
>
>From what I can tell when I do selected a different item
>it does postback but the selectedindex changed event
never
>fires.
>
>Is this even possible inside of a datagrids edit item
>template?
>
>Have I been wasting my time trying to figure this out?
>
>To give a little more insight of what I want this thing
to
>do:
>
>I have a dropdown called Entity and in that dropdown I
>have Merchant, Customer... When the user selects Merchant
>I need an additional dropdown to pupolate with all the
>merchant id's I have in the database, same for
>customers ...
>
>Can anyone lend a hand or at least point me in a
direction
>to get this problem solved.
>
>thanks
>.
>

there is a way to do this.

the way we solved the problem where I work is we created a
generic DataGrid class and a column template class.

In the ColumnTemplate class in the InstantiateIn method we
set the event handler for the "parent" DropDownList.
Then define the event handler, you can populate a "child"
DropDownList based on what is selected in the "parent".

I have an example if you need one.
Email me at (E-Mail Removed) if you need
more help.

Angela



>-----Original Message-----
>Is there no work around for this?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have asked this question on about every board I can
>>think of and I have yet to get an answer, so If anyone
>>would know I imagine it would be here.
>>
>>I have a datagrid, and inside of it in an edit item
>>template I have a drop down list, I want to be able to
>>have that dropdown autopostback and run its
selectedindex
>>changed event so that I can populate an addition
dropdown.
>>
>>From what I can tell when I do selected a different item
>>it does postback but the selectedindex changed event
>never
>>fires.
>>
>>Is this even possible inside of a datagrids edit item
>>template?
>>
>>Have I been wasting my time trying to figure this out?
>>
>>To give a little more insight of what I want this thing
>to
>>do:
>>
>>I have a dropdown called Entity and in that dropdown I
>>have Merchant, Customer... When the user selects
Merchant
>>I need an additional dropdown to pupolate with all the
>>merchant id's I have in the database, same for
>>customers ...
>>
>>Can anyone lend a hand or at least point me in a
>direction
>>to get this problem solved.
>>
>>thanks
>>.
>>
>.
>