Ahhh, well either you didn't mention that or I didn't pick up on it. Yes, a different issue on how to bind the dataset.

 <DataGrid ItemSource="{Binding}" />

And in your code

DataSet dsClientReview = this.ClientReviewController.GetClientReveiwList(e.SearchString);
this.DataContext = dsClientReview.TableName.DefaultView;

>hmmm... this is generating even more errors pertaining to the lack of a DataSource element. I wonder if this an issue of WPF versus Windows forms? I don't remember if I mentioned it, but I am working in WPF. I have been populating WPF datagrids with the ItemSource property, and have never dealt with a datasource property.
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>Is this still an easy thing to do in WPF?
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>I think I only need to solve a cast problem (from a dataset to a bindinglist).
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>>Set the DataSource property to the DataSet.
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>>DataSet dsClientReview = this.ClientReviewController.GetClientReveiwList(e.SearchString);
>>this.grdMainDataGrid.DataSource = dsClientReview;
>>this.grdMainDataGrid.DataBind();
>>

>>Tim
>>
>>>Hi Tim,
>>>
>>>OK... Thanks. Sounds like the way to go. But when I do, the compiler complains that it cannot implicitly convert my dataset to a binding list.
>>>
>>>I've created the dataset...
>>>
>>> public DataSet GetClientReviewList(string clientName)
>>> {
>>> return this.GetDataSet("ClientReviewList", this.CreateParameter("@Name", clientName));
>>> }
>>>
>>>And this is what chokes...
>>>
>>> this.grdMainDataGrid.ItemsSource = this.ClientReviewController.GetClientReviewList(e.SearchString);
>>>
>>>How do I cast a dataset to a binding list?
>>>
>>>Guy
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>>>
>>>>Hi Guy,
>>>>
>>>>Since this is for lookup purpose and not using for updates I would just create your stored procedure to return what you want and then in your business object you can return a DataSet rather than an entity list and calling that stored procedure. This way you join whatever you want from your tables.
>>>>Tim
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>Using MM.NET 4.0, classic entities (not Entity Framework).
>>>>>
>>>>>Here is the problem I'm trying to solve... I want a lookup list for some objects in a child table, but I want a field from the parent table to display in the list. The best example I can think of is a customer with invoices. (That's not what I'm really working with but this simple example will do.)
>>>>>
>>>>>Imagine a customer table (custPK, custName, blah, blah, blah)
>>>>>And an invoice table (invPK, custFK, item, Qty, Amt)
>>>>>
>>>>>I want an entity list of invoices (for look up purposes only) that contains:
>>>>> ( invPK, custName, Item, Qty, Amt )
>>>>>
>>>>>Note the custName field comes from another table other than the primary entity.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have been using mmBindingList for creating lookups and lists of single-table entities and this has worked well.
>>>>>
>>>>>But how do I grab a field from another table? I tried to use the BLG to create a new entity for this purpose but unless I'm missing something, it can only create custom entities from a single table.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Guy