> I would swear I asked this yesterday - but I can't find my post (or any
> answers). So here goes again.
>
> In a GridView, when it is empty, instead of a message, I would like the grid
> to display, preferably with a single empty row but having just the header and
> no rows would be ok. How can I do this?
>
> --
> thanks - dave
> david_at_windward_dot_net
> http://www.windwardreports.com
>
> Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

"Walter Wang [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> You can inherit from GridView and override CreateChildControls to create
> the header row when the data row is empty:
>
> #Displaying GridView When No Data Exists
> http://blogs.claritycon.com/blogs/kevin_marshall/archive/2006/02/28/247.aspx
>
> #ASP.NET Forums - Solution: Show Header/Footer of Gridview with Empty Data
> Source
> http://forums.asp.net/thread/1189584.aspx
>
> Sincerely,
> Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
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> That first one is exactly what I am looking for - thanks.
>
> --
> thanks - dave
> david_at_windward_dot_net
> http://www.windwardreports.com
>
> Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm
>
>
>
>
> "Walter Wang [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > You can inherit from GridView and override CreateChildControls to create
> > the header row when the data row is empty:
> >
> > #Displaying GridView When No Data Exists
> > http://blogs.claritycon.com/blogs/kevin_marshall/archive/2006/02/28/247.aspx
> >
> > #ASP.NET Forums - Solution: Show Header/Footer of Gridview with Empty Data
> > Source
> > http://forums.asp.net/thread/1189584.aspx
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Walter Wang (waw***@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
> > Microsoft Online Community Support
> >
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