sqldatasource help

[rodchar]

hey all,
can someone please help me get the following snippet work?

protected void BtnSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SqlDataSource4.SelectParameters.Add("@FirstName", TextBox1.Text);
SqlDataSource4.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty);
GridView1.DataSourceID = "SqlDataSource4";
GridView1.DataBind();
}
i'm not getting any results back.

thanks,
rodchar

 

[Alvin Bruney [ASP.NET MVP]]

Start here.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlcommand.parameters(VS.71).aspx
You might just want to try testing the number of rows that were returned, I
suspect there are zero rows returned.
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Regards,
Alvin Bruney [MVP ASP.NET]

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