I have a character(15) column filled with numbers, in my SQL database. I need
it to display like it does in Access when I set a format for the column, like
"000-000-000-000-000". How do I display the values the same way in a gridview
column? I can't manage to set the DataformatString properly.

TIA

What format doesn't work that you have tried for the DataFormatString
property?

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"Savvoulidis Iordanis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:C51D02B7-14AF-4345-AB69-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a character(15) column filled with numbers, in my SQL database. I
>need
> it to display like it does in Access when I set a format for the column,
> like
> "000-000-000-000-000". How do I display the values the same way in a
> gridview
> column? I can't manage to set the DataformatString properly.
>
> TIA
>

I tried the following for DataFormatString:

{0:00000-00000-00000}
{0:"00000-00000-00000"}
{0:00000\-00000\-00000}
{0:99999-99999-99999}

What I want is to display the character data 123451234512345 as
12345-12345-12345