how to add a column in a master detail realtionship using datagrid controls?

[Juan]

I built a form that displays a master-detail relation ship, now i need to
add a column to the datagrid displaying the master data, this column
corresponds to the text name of a column stored in the master table as an
integer (the foreign key, i need to display the text name of the foreign key
stored in the third table).

Do i have to create another datatable in the dataset im using that includes
all the information I need?
Change the Sql statement to include that information in the master table?
....

what is the best way to do it? I would prefer that my dataset represents the
database structure table by table.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Juan,

I made a sample for the language.vb newsgroup for that, I changed it a
little bit, and maybe it fits your problem

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'The first click on the button shows one datagrid
'The second click shows the same info with two datagrid
'To make it nice a lot of other code is needed by instance
datagridtablestyles
'and columnstyles
Private ds As New DataSet
Private dtCountries As DataTable
Private dtVBReg As DataTable
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
CreateTables()
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Static pushed As Integer = 1
Select Case pushed
Case 1
dtVBReg.Columns.Add("MyNewColumn", GetType(System.Boolean),
"Country = 'US'")
Label1.Text = "Relation One Datagrid"
Dim drel As New DataRelation _
("Regulars", ds.Tables("Countries").Columns("Country"), _
ds.Tables("Persons").Columns("Country"))
ds.Relations.Add(drel)
DataGrid1.DataSource = dtCountries
DataGrid1.Expand(-1)
DataGrid1.ReadOnly = True
Case 2
dtVBReg.Columns.Add("MyNewColumn", GetType(System.Boolean),
"Country = 'US'")
ds.Relations.RemoveAt(0)
Label1.Text = "Relation two Datatgrids"
Dim drel As New DataRelation _
("Regulars", ds.Tables("Countries").Columns("Country"), _
ds.Tables("Persons").Columns("Country"))
ds.Relations.Add(drel)
DataGrid1.SetDataBinding(ds, "Countries")
DataGrid2.SetDataBinding(ds, "Countries.Regulars")
DataGrid1.AllowNavigation = False
DataGrid2.AllowNavigation = False
DataGrid2.ReadOnly = True

End Select
pushed += 1
End Sub
Private Sub CreateTables()
dtVBreg = New DataTable("Persons")
dtVBreg.Columns.Add("Name")
dtVBreg.Columns.Add("Country")
For i As Integer = 0 To 7
dtVBreg.Rows.Add(dtVBreg.NewRow)
Next
dtVBreg.Rows(0).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"Herfried K. Wagner", "EU"}
dtVBreg.Rows(1).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"Ken Tucker", "US"}
dtVBreg.Rows(2).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"CJ Taylor", "US"}
dtVBreg.Rows(3).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"Jay B Harlow", "US"}
dtVBreg.Rows(4).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"Terry Burns", "EU"}
dtVBreg.Rows(5).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"Tom Shelton", "US"}
dtVBreg.Rows(6).ItemArray = New Object() _
{"Cor Ligthert", "EU"}
dtCountries = New DataTable("Countries")
dtCountries.Columns.Add("Country")
For i As Integer = 0 To 1
Dim dr As DataRow = dtCountries.NewRow
dr(0) = i.ToString
dtCountries.Rows.Add(dr)
Next
dtCountries.Rows(0)(0) = "EU"
dtCountries.Rows(1)(0) = "US"
ds.Tables.Add(dtVBreg)
ds.Tables.Add(dtCountries)
End Sub
////

I hope this helps?

Cor