link on datagrid

[Chris Kennedy]

I have a datagrid bound to a datareader. One of the columns contains file
name. I would like a column which acts as a link and opens a link to the
file (normally a pdf). How would I do this?

 

[Eliyahu Goldin]

You need to make a template column with a hyperlink control in item template
and databind the hyperlink to the name column.

Eliyahu

 

[Riki]

You need to make a template column with a hyperlink control in item
template and databind the hyperlink to the name column.

Eliyahu

Or, even simpler, you could add a hyperlinkcolumn, and
set the DataTextField and DataNavigateUrlField properties
to the file name column.

 

[Chris Kennedy]

How do I set them?

Or, even simpler, you could add a hyperlinkcolumn, and
set the DataTextField and DataNavigateUrlField properties
to the file name column.

 

[Chris Kennedy]

Soory I'll be more specific. How do I do this in handwritten asp.net code
rather than in Visual Studio.

How do I set them?

 

[JiangZemin]

The quickstart tutorials at www.asp.net will tell you exactly how to do
this. Look under "Web Controls Syntax Reference", section DataGrid.

HTH,
Premier JiangZemin

Soory I'll be more specific. How do I do this in handwritten asp.net code
rather than in Visual Studio.

 

[Riki]

<asp:HyperLinkColumn DataNavigateUrlField="myUrlField" DataTextField="Name"
HeaderText="URL"></asp:HyperLinkColumn>

Riki