Bonnie,
You are correct, of course. I had to use your suggestion no 2), creating a calculated field. Thank you very much for your help.
>No problem with your syntax Dmitry ... you just can't do it this way. You have two choices:
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>1) Concatenate the two columns into a third column in your Select when getting the data from the backend.
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>2) Use an expression to create the third calculated column:
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>this.oData.Columns.Add("MyConcatField");
>this.oData.Columns["MyConcatField"].Expression = "MyField1 + MyField2";
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>~~Bonnie
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>>I would like to set .DataValueField of a DropDownList to a two concatenated fields. But I don't know the syntax.
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>>Here is an example of what works and what doesn't:
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>>MyDropDownList.DataValueField = "MyField1"; // this works
>>MyDropDownList.DataValueField = "MyField1+MyField2" // this does not work
>>MyDropDownList.DataValueField = "MyField1"+"MyField2" // Does not work
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>>Any suggestions to what is wrong with my syntax?
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>>Thank you.
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