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  devouree

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  Dynamic data on existing gridview and the ForeignKey template

  Nov 28, 2012 10:21 PM|LINK

  I'm wondering if it's possible to use the ForignKey template on a DynamicField in a standard data bound GridView in an non Dynamic Data website.

  I tried using the Order Details table from Northwind.  I get other dynamic data fields to work (integer, date time), but when I try to use the ForeignKey UIHint, I see this error: 'Order' is not a foreign key column and cannot be used here.

  I imported all of the Field Templates from a dynamic data project

  Should I expect that this should work and am I just doing something wrong?  Or does this not work outside of an actual Dynamic Data website?

  I'm using .NET 4.5, EF 5.0, IIS Express.

  Here's my code:

  <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="OrderID,ProductID" DataSourceID="EntityDataSource1">
              <Columns>
                  <asp:DynamicField DataField="Order" HeaderText="Order" UIHint="ForeignKey" />
              </Columns>
          </asp:GridView>
          <asp:EntityDataSource ID="EntityDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="name=NorthwindEntities" DefaultContainerName="NorthwindEntities" EntitySetName="Order_Details" Include="Order"/>

  
  
  

  GridView1.EnableDynamicData(typeof(Order_Detail));
  

  Thanks!

  • Edited by devouree on Nov 28, 2012 10:23 PM
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  sjnaughton

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  Re: Dynamic data on existing gridview and the ForeignKey template

  Nov 28, 2012 11:08 PM|LINK

  Hi devouree, this is not supported sorry :(

  See my blog C# Bits | Twitter @sjnaughton
  Always seeking an elegant solution.
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  Re: Dynamic data on existing gridview and the ForeignKey template

  Nov 29, 2012 07:01 AM|LINK

  devouree

  in an non Dynamic Data website.

  No, Dynamic Data Controls can be only used in Dynamic Data website. If you insist using Foreign Key, I think you can use nested GridView or something related to that to show One-To-Many：

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa992038(v=vs.80).aspx

  • Marked as answer by devouree on Nov 29, 2012 02:10 PM
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  devouree

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  Re: Dynamic data on existing gridview and the ForeignKey template

  Nov 29, 2012 02:10 PM|LINK

  Thank you!