"timpera2501" wrote:

> I've been working on this same problem for 2 full workdays now and I'm about
> ready to tear my hair out.  Please!  If anyone knows the answer, please
> respond.
>
> Very simply, I have a BusinessLayer bound to an ObjectDataSource called
> "ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs".  The value passed to
> "ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs" will always be a single integer.
>
> If that value is "0", I want a formview control called "EmergencyTTs" to NOT
> display.
>
> The code I have written to try and accomplish this is located in the
> "Page_Onload" event as follows:
>
> *************************
> DataSet ds = ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs.Select() as DataSet;
>         string EMTs =
> ds.Tables["EmergencyTTsCount"].Rows[0]["COUNT"].ToString();
>         if (String.Equals(EMTs, "0"))
>         {
>             EmergencyTTs.Visible = false;
>         }
>         else
>         {
>             EmergencyTTs.Visible = true;
>             OTHER.Text = EMTs;
>         }
> ****************************
>
> The problem is that
> "ds.Tables["EmergencyTTsCount"].Rows[0]["COUNT"].ToString();" always returns
> null!
>
> However, I know that the value is not null because I have a Label control
> within the Formview that displays that value, and it is never null.
>
> I have tried putting this same code in the DataBinding method for both the
> ObjectDataSource and the Formview with no change.
>
> Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, please?
>

"Phillip Williams" wrote:

> You should not check for the data that is to be displayed on the FormView
> during the Page.Load event handling because the FormView gets populated after
> the Page_Load event is fired.
>
> --
> HTH,
> Phillip Williams
> http://www.societopia.net
> http://www.webswapp.com
>
>
> "timpera2501" wrote:
>
> > I've been working on this same problem for 2 full workdays now and I'm about
> > ready to tear my hair out.  Please!  If anyone knows the answer, please
> > respond.
> >
> > Very simply, I have a BusinessLayer bound to an ObjectDataSource called
> > "ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs".  The value passed to
> > "ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs" will always be a single integer.
> >
> > If that value is "0", I want a formview control called "EmergencyTTs" to NOT
> > display.
> >
> > The code I have written to try and accomplish this is located in the
> > "Page_Onload" event as follows:
> >
> > *************************
> > DataSet ds = ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs.Select() as DataSet;
> >         string EMTs =
> > ds.Tables["EmergencyTTsCount"].Rows[0]["COUNT"].ToString();
> >         if (String.Equals(EMTs, "0"))
> >         {
> >             EmergencyTTs.Visible = false;
> >         }
> >         else
> >         {
> >             EmergencyTTs.Visible = true;
> >             OTHER.Text = EMTs;
> >         }
> > ****************************
> >
> > The problem is that
> > "ds.Tables["EmergencyTTsCount"].Rows[0]["COUNT"].ToString();" always returns
> > null!
> >
> > However, I know that the value is not null because I have a Label control
> > within the Formview that displays that value, and it is never null.
> >
> > I have tried putting this same code in the DataBinding method for both the
> > ObjectDataSource and the Formview with no change.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, please?
> >

"timpera2501" wrote:

> Hi Phillip,
>
> It still returns null even when used in the databinding methods for the
> formview and objectdatasource controls.
>
> I've tried putting this in nearly every method there is (heh!) while trying
> to get it to not be null.
>
>
> "Phillip Williams" wrote:
>
> > You should not check for the data that is to be displayed on the FormView
> > during the Page.Load event handling because the FormView gets populated after
> > the Page_Load event is fired.
> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> > Phillip Williams
> > http://www.societopia.net
> > http://www.webswapp.com
> >
> >
> > "timpera2501" wrote:
> >
> > > I've been working on this same problem for 2 full workdays now and I'm about
> > > ready to tear my hair out.  Please!  If anyone knows the answer, please
> > > respond.
> > >
> > > Very simply, I have a BusinessLayer bound to an ObjectDataSource called
> > > "ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs".  The value passed to
> > > "ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs" will always be a single integer.
> > >
> > > If that value is "0", I want a formview control called "EmergencyTTs" to NOT
> > > display.
> > >
> > > The code I have written to try and accomplish this is located in the
> > > "Page_Onload" event as follows:
> > >
> > > *************************
> > > DataSet ds = ObjectDataSourceEmergencyTTs.Select() as DataSet;
> > >         string EMTs =
> > > ds.Tables["EmergencyTTsCount"].Rows[0]["COUNT"].ToString();
> > >         if (String.Equals(EMTs, "0"))
> > >         {
> > >             EmergencyTTs.Visible = false;
> > >         }
> > >         else
> > >         {
> > >             EmergencyTTs.Visible = true;
> > >             OTHER.Text = EMTs;
> > >         }
> > > ****************************
> > >
> > > The problem is that
> > > "ds.Tables["EmergencyTTsCount"].Rows[0]["COUNT"].ToString();" always returns
> > > null!
> > >
> > > However, I know that the value is not null because I have a Label control
> > > within the Formview that displays that value, and it is never null.
> > >
> > > I have tried putting this same code in the DataBinding method for both the
> > > ObjectDataSource and the Formview with no change.
> > >
> > > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, please?
> > >