(sorry, we got off on a tangent and this question never got answered)

I put an EO grid and a GridView on an empty page an add a sqldatasource. I connect the DataSourceID property to both controls. I have a textbox and a button with the following code in it

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Session["ProductGroup"] = TextBox1.Text;
Grid1.DataBind();
GridView1.DataBind();
}
The GridView binds. The EO Grid Does not. Why not.

Thanks,
Gary

(it seems when I post a repley to a reply it never gets posted or answered so I'm not sure I'm doing this right)

I have read all of your docs on databinding. It says that one accepted method is to bind to a datatable. I have dozens of already written methods that return datatables and I am trying to use your Grid with them. I have tried Grid1.datasource = mytable and Grid1.datasource = mytable.defaultview. nothing seems to work I can't seem to get your grid to bind to a datatable.

I'm under some pressure to find a control for a new project so I hope you get this post.

Your docs always show an executereader returning an OleDbDataReader but never a datatable. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Gary

I can't get data into this grid.

First, if I click on the grid in design and select edit columns I get a box that says object reference not set to an instance of an object. If I click on edit grid I do get the designer. I then created three columns. The running mode is set to client.

(I cannot add a maskeditbox as when I select that from the dropdown the designer completely disapears so I am just using testboxes)

The grid still appears empty with no data (the gridview binds fine)

Code and grid are pasted below. Hope you can help.
Gary

The following code is in page load...

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
DataTable mytable = DBMethods.GetBranches(3);
Grid1.DataSource = mytable; <--I checked the table and it has data
Grid1.DataBind();
GridView1.DataSource = mytable; <--the data shows fine in the gridview
GridView1.DataBind();
}
}

here is the grid....
<eo:Grid ID="Grid1" runat="server" BorderColor="#828790" BorderWidth="1px" ColumnHeaderAscImage="00050204"
ColumnHeaderDescImage="00050205" ColumnHeaderDividerImage="00050203" ColumnHeaderHeight="24"
DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" FixedColumnCount="1" Font-Bold="False" Font-Italic="False"
Font-Names="Tahoma" Font-Overline="False" Font-Size="8.75pt" Font-Strikeout="False"
Font-Underline="False" GridLineColor="240, 240, 240" GridLines="Both" Height="200px"
ItemHeight="19" Width="480px">
<ItemStyles>
<eo:GridItemStyleSet>
<ItemStyle CssText="background-color: white" />
<ItemHoverStyle CssText="background-image: url(00050206); background-repeat: repeat-x" />
<SelectedStyle CssText="background-image: url(00050207); background-repeat: repeat-x" />
<CellStyle CssText="padding-left:8px;padding-top:2px;" />
</eo:GridItemStyleSet>
</ItemStyles>
<ColumnTemplates>
<eo:TextBoxColumn>
<TextBoxStyle CssText="BORDER-RIGHT: #7f9db9 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; BORDER-TOP: #7f9db9 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-SIZE: 8.75pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #7f9db9 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #7f9db9 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma" />
</eo:TextBoxColumn>
<eo:DateTimeColumn>
<DatePicker ControlSkinID="None" DayCellHeight="16" DayCellWidth="19" DayHeaderFormat="FirstLetter"
DisabledDates="" OtherMonthDayVisible="True" SelectedDates="" TitleLeftArrowImageUrl="DefaultSubMenuIconRTL"
TitleRightArrowImageUrl="DefaultSubMenuIcon">
<TodayStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; border-right: #bb5503 1px solid; border-top: #bb5503 1px solid; border-left: #bb5503 1px solid; border-bottom: #bb5503 1px solid" />
<SelectedDayStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; background-color: #fbe694; border-right: white 1px solid; border-top: white 1px solid; border-left: white 1px solid; border-bottom: white 1px solid" />
<DisabledDayStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; color: gray; border-right: white 1px solid; border-top: white 1px solid; border-left: white 1px solid; border-bottom: white 1px solid" />
<PickerStyle CssText="border-bottom-color:#7f9db9;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-color:#7f9db9;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;border-right-color:#7f9db9;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:1px;border-top-color:#7f9db9;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;font-family:Courier New;font-size:8pt;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:1px;padding-left:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;" />
<CalendarStyle CssText="background-color: white; border-right: #7f9db9 1px solid; padding-right: 4px; border-top: #7f9db9 1px solid; padding-left: 4px; font-size: 9px; padding-bottom: 4px; border-left: #7f9db9 1px solid; padding-top: 4px; border-bottom: #7f9db9 1px solid; font-family: tahoma" />
<TitleArrowStyle CssText="cursor:hand" />
<DayHoverStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; border-right: #fbe694 1px solid; border-top: #fbe694 1px solid; border-left: #fbe694 1px solid; border-bottom: #fbe694 1px solid" />
<MonthStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; margin-left: 14px; cursor: hand; margin-right: 14px" />
<TitleStyle CssText="background-color:#9ebef5;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-left:6px;padding-right:6px;padding-top:2px;" />
<OtherMonthDayStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; color: gray; border-right: white 1px solid; border-top: white 1px solid; border-left: white 1px solid; border-bottom: white 1px solid" />
<DayHeaderStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; border-bottom: #aca899 1px solid" />
<DayStyle CssText="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; border-right: white 1px solid; border-top: white 1px solid; border-left: white 1px solid; border-bottom: white 1px solid" />
</DatePicker>
</eo:DateTimeColumn>
<eo:MaskedEditColumn>
<MaskedEdit ControlSkinID="None" TextBoxStyle-CssText="BORDER-RIGHT: #7f9db9 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; BORDER-TOP: #7f9db9 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #7f9db9 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #7f9db9 1px solid; font-family:Courier New;font-size:8pt;">
</MaskedEdit>
</eo:MaskedEditColumn>
</ColumnTemplates>
<FooterStyle CssText="padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:4px;padding-right:4px;padding-top:4px;" />
<Columns>
<eo:RowNumberColumn>
</eo:RowNumberColumn>
<eo:TextBoxColumn HeaderText="Company" Name="Company">
</eo:TextBoxColumn>
<eo:TextBoxColumn HeaderText="branch" Name="branch">
</eo:TextBoxColumn>
<eo:TextBoxColumn HeaderText="branchname" Name="branchname">
</eo:TextBoxColumn>
</Columns>
<ColumnHeaderStyle CssText="background-image:url('00050201');padding-left:8px;padding-top:4px;" />
<ColumnHeaderHoverStyle CssText="background-image:url('00050202');padding-left:8px;padding-top:4px;" />
</eo:Grid>

Well, I didn't but now I do have them set and there is no difference. The three textbox columns have their datafield property set to the field name being returned in the datatable: companyid, branch, and branchname. Grid is empty.

I'm running your demo site which executes fine on my system (but grids won't render in designtime) and the only difference is that I'm trying to bind from a datatable instead of execute reader.
Gary