Thanks Datagirdgirl! Actually, I am using the following code to retrieve values For Each dlItem In detailsgrid.Items ' reference the TextBox Dim txtItems As TextBox = CType(dlItem.FindControl("item_received"), TextBox) ' Grab the value item_recieved = txtItems.Text ' Get the order number from DataKeys order_num = detailsgrid.DataKeys(dlItem.ItemIndex).ToString() I have problem with the line below... ================================= order_line_num = detailsgrid.dlItem(1).Cells(0).Text ==================================