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Link DropDownList with SqlDataSource and do the editing
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<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true"%>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Record Editor</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<asp:DropDownList ID="lstProduct"
runat="server"
AutoPostBack="True"
Width="280px"
DataSourceID="sourceProducts"
DataTextField="ProductName"
DataValueField="ProductID">
</asp:DropDownList>
<br />
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<asp:DetailsView ID="DetailsView1"
runat="server"
DataSourceID="sourceProductDetails"
Height="50px"
Width="200px"
AutoGenerateEditButton="True">
</asp:DetailsView>
</td>
<td style="width: 190px">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="sourceProducts"
runat="server"
ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:Northwind %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT ProductName, ProductID FROM Products"/>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="sourceProductDetails"
runat="server"
ProviderName="System.Data.SqlClient"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:Northwind %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, UnitsInStock, UnitsOnOrder, ReorderLevel, Discontinued FROM Products WHERE ProductID=@ProductID"
UpdateCommand="UPDATE Products SET ProductName=@ProductName, UnitPrice=CONVERT(money, @UnitPrice), UnitsInStock=@UnitsInStock, UnitsOnOrder=@UnitsOnOrder, ReorderLevel=@ReorderLevel, Discontinued=@Discontinued WHERE ProductID=@ProductID">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:ControlParameter ControlID="lstProduct" Name="ProductID" PropertyName="SelectedValue" />
</SelectParameters>
</asp:SqlDataSource>
<asp:Label ID="lblInfo" runat="server" EnableViewState="False" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="#C00000"></asp:Label>
<hr />
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
File: Web.config
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="Northwind" connectionString="Data Source=localhost\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Northwind;Integrated Security=SSPI"/>
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>
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