Hi Paulo, I tried including the EmptyDataText = "EMPTY FORM VIEW" and my FormView is just not showing up! Even if I include Visible = "True"! About the use of my FormView, I will not only be displaying the Label. I will have a couple DropDownLists populated from the Database, a Label and some TextBoxes. The label I'm using is just to display an ID (which I obtain from another Label, outside the FormView)
I will take a look in the links you sent me and see if it helps. Thanks again, Ana On Oct 20, 9:44 am, Paulo Roberto Pellucci <[email protected]> wrote: > Your code isn't wrong Ana, the point is that the FormView control won't > render the label if there's no data related to it. > > An example to illustrate, changeyour FormView control to this one (just the > header part) and run the application: > <asp:FormView ID="myFormView" runat="server" SkinID="DetailsFormview" > EmptyDataText="I am empty!"> > > When you run, you'll see that the FormView renders the "I am empty" message, > that means that your FormView is empty, since this message is associated to > the EmptyDataText property. > > It would help if you share with us what is the behavior you're expecting. If > you just want to see a label, place it outside the FormView. > > <table width="400"> > <tr> > <td align="right"> > <b>This is the label: </b> > </td> > <td align="left"> > <asp:Label ID="myLabel" Text="Label Text" > runat="server" /> > </td> > </tr> > </table> > <asp:FormView ID="myFormView" runat="server" SkinID="DetailsFormview"> > <ItemTemplate> > </ItemTemplate> > </asp:FormView> > > I would recommend you to read what the FormView can be used > to:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms227992.aspxhttp://www.dotnetfunda.com/tutorials/controls/formview.aspxhttp://www.aspnettutorials.com/tutorials/database/formviewdata-vb.aspx > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Ana <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Paulo, > > > Thanks for you reply! I modified my code and everything I have now is > > this: > > > <asp:FormView ID="myFormView" runat="server" SkinID="DetailsFormview"> > > <ItemTemplate> > > <table width="400"> > > <tr> > > <td align="right"> > > <b>This is the label: </b> > > </td> > > <td align="left"> > > <asp:Label ID="myLabel" Text="Label Text" > > runat="server" /> > > </td> > > </tr> > > </table> > > </ItemTemplate> > > </asp:FormView> > > > And in the code behind: > > > Protected Sub BindFormView() > > Dim myLabel As Label = myFormView.FindControl("myLabel") > > myLabel.Text = AnotherLabel.Text > > End Sub > > > However, myLabel is still nothing. :( Do you suggest anything? > > > On Oct 19, 7:56 pm, Paulo Roberto Pellucci <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Ana, > > > > the label will not exist in the page if the content was not bindable yet. > > > > I mean, the control will only be rendered if there is a datasource linked > > on > > > it and it you've invoked the myFormView.DataBind() method. > > > > Another thing, if you place this control into <InsertItemTemplate> tags, > > it > > > will only be visible when the FormView is in insert mode. > > > I don't know if you want that behavior, but, the correct would be > > > <ItemTemplate> tags instead. > > > > Hope you understood. > > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Ana <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > My question is quite simple but I can't find the solution. > > > > I have a FormView inside a div and, inside the formview, I have an > > > > InsertItemTemplate. In this InsertItemTemplate, I have a Label that I > > > > need to access in the code behind. My code is as follows: > > > > > <div id="myDiv" runat="server"> > > > > <asp:FormView ID="myFormView" runat="server" > > > > SkinID="DetailsFormview"> > > > > <InsertItemTemplate> > > > > <table width="400"> > > > > <tr> > > > > <td align="right"> > > > > <b>Label: </b> > > > > </td> > > > > <td align="left"> > > > > <asp:Label ID="myLabel" runat="server" /> > > > > </td> > > > > </tr> > > > > </table> > > > > </InsertItemTemplate> > > > > </asp:FormView> > > > > </div> > > > > > I tried the following: > > > > > Dim myLabel As Label = CType(myFormView.FindControl("myLabel"), Label) > > > > > But myLabel is always Nothing :( > > > > > How do I get the control then? > > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > > Ana > > > > -- > > > Atenciosamente, > > > Paulo Roberto S. Pellucci > > -- > Atenciosamente, > Paulo Roberto S. Pellucci
