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DREAMWEAVER CS3 693 User Guide To change the DataGrid column type, click the Edit button and select a column type from the pop-up menu. A dialog box specific to the chosen column type appears. Specify the content and formatting of the selected DataGrid column. The following table lists the column types: DataGrid column type Description Simple Data Field Referred to as a "bound column" in ASP.NET, the Simple Data Field column lets you specify which data source field to display, and the data format the field will use with a .NET formatting expression. For more information, see "Specify and format a data source field in a DataGrid" on page 695. Free Form Referred to as a "template column" in ASP.NET, the Free Form column lets you create combinations of HTML text and server controls to design a custom layout for a column. The controls within a free-form column can be data-bound. Free-form columns give you great flexibility in defining the layout and functionality of the grid contents, because you have complete control over how the data is displayed and what happens when users interact with rows in the grid. For more information, see "Design a custom layout for a free-form DataGrid column" on page 695. Hyperlink The Hyperlink Column displays information as hyperlinks. A typical use is to display data (such as a customer number or product name) as a hyperlink that users can click to navigate to a separate page that provides details about that item. For more information, see "Display data as a hyperlink in a DataGrid" on page 696. Edit, Update, Cancel Buttons Referred to as the "edit command" column in ASP.NET, the Edit, Update, Cancel Buttons column lets users perform in-place editing of information in DataGrid rows. To do so, create an Edit, Update, Cancel Buttons column. At run time, this column displays a button labeled Edit. When the user clicks the Edit button, the row data is displayed in editable controls such as text fields, and the Edit button is replaced with Update and Cancel buttons. For more information, see "Allow users to edit in DataGrid rows" on page 696. Delete Button The Delete Button lets a user delete a particular row by clicking a button. For more information, see "Allow users to delete a row in a DataGrid" on page 697. 8 Repeat the previous step for each column you want to change. 9 To change the order of the columns in the DataGrid, select a column in the Grid Column box, and click the up or down arrow to move the column left or right in the DataGrid. In the Document window, the DataGrid is displayed with a tabbed, gray outline surrounding it. In the Live Data window (View > Live Data), the gray outline disappears and the object's placeholder is replaced with the specified DataGrid. Add an ASP.NET DataList control to a page The Dreamweaver DataList server behavior lets you insert an ASP.NET DataList object into a page. This object is only available with ASP.NET document types. Note: Before inserting the DataList server behavior, you must define a DataSet (referred to as a recordset by other document types) for the DataList. 1 Open the Server Behaviors panel (Window > Server Behaviors), click the Plus (+) button, and select DataList. 2 (Optional) Change the default name of the DataList. 3 Associate a DataSet with the DataList. September 4, 2007