How to copy gridview cell values?

I have a gridview that displays item #'s and my users want to be able to highlight any number and copy it by either right clicking or ctrl + c. But for some reason the individual cells can't be highlighted by double clicking. And when dragging over text it highlights the entire table!

<asp:GridView BorderWidth=1px BorderColor=Black Borderstyle=Solid HeaderStyle-BackColor=Aquamarine runat=server style="z-index: 100; left: 9px; position: absolute; top: 106px" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" ID="GridView1" AllowPaging="True" AllowSorting="True"> <Columns> <asp:BoundField DataField="itemNumber" HeaderText="#" SortExpression="itemNumber" > <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col" ForeColor="#0000C0" /> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" /> </asp:BoundField> <asp:BoundField DataField="FirstPayDate" HeaderText="First Pay Date" SortExpression="FirstPayDate" > <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col" ForeColor="#0000C0" /> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" /> </asp:BoundField> <asp:BoundField DataField="Screen" HeaderText="Screen" SortExpression="Screen" > <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col" ForeColor="#0000C0" /> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" /> </asp:BoundField> <asp:BoundField DataField="Problem" HeaderText="Problem" SortExpression="Problem" > <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col" ForeColor="#0000C0" /> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" /> </asp:BoundField> <asp:BoundField DataField="DateIn" HeaderText="Date in" SortExpression="DateIn" > <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col" ForeColor="#0000C0" /> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" /> </asp:BoundField> <asp:BoundField DataField="Code" HeaderText="Code" SortExpression="Code" > <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col" ForeColor="#0000C0" /> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" /> </asp:BoundField> <asp:CommandField HeaderText="Action" SelectText="Fixed" ShowSelectButton="True"> <ItemStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" CssClass="Col"/> <HeaderStyle BorderColor="Black" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="2px" /> </asp:CommandField> </Columns> <PagerTemplate> Goto Page <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlPageSelector" OnSelectedIndexChanged="pageChange" runat="server" AutoPostBack="true"> </asp:DropDownList>  Total Errors: <asp:Label ID="lbl_Total" runat="server" Text="Label"></asp:Label> </PagerTemplate> <HeaderStyle BackColor="Aquamarine" /></asp:GridView>

Try using a TemplateField instead of the BoundField. Then use a span to display your info.

how to convert DataColumn to string array

Dear friends,

How to convert DataColumn to String Array

I have a set of values in DataColumn that values should be transferred to String Array. Is there any sort way without using looping statement.

Thanks.

I think there is no other alternative than looping the table .. a similar stuff is discussed and can be used

http://dotnet.org.za/keithrull/archive/2006/01/13/38913.aspx

Hi,

If you just need to get the values in each DataColumn in a DataRow, there is an ItemArray property for DataRow class. You can go through each row and call DataRow.ItemArray property to get it.

Here is a link for more information

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.datarow.itemarray.aspx

HTH. If this does not answer your question, please feel free to mark the post as Not Answered and reply. Thank you!