>>Hmm, why the Row isn't bound and what exactly means the row bound? I assign DataSet to GridView's datasource.
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>I assume this is a WebControls.GridViewRow ?
>What's the RowType of the row in question? - are you sure it's a DataRow not a Header,Footer or other non-bound type?

Yes. It is a record in a GridView I'm trying to delete. Getting names from the Cells works fine, so using alternative syntax should also work. I like the alternative syntax much better because you don't need to guess which column is the last name or first name.