If you make a simple gridview with 2 columns and make both columns visible, you cn use the code below to get the value.  When you set visible="false" in the .aspx file, the value is no longer populated and str0 returns an empty string.

So, this did retrieve the data in beta 1 but does not now.  How can I force it to retrieve the data and now show the value.  I need the data for foreign key relations I am managing myself.

thanks, -Peter

protected void GridView1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

GridView gv = (GridView)sender;

int index = gv.SelectedIndex;

GridViewRow gvw = gv.Rows[index];

string str0 = (string)gvw.Cells[0].Text;