Dim dsSoftware As DataSet = New DataSet() 

    Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load 
        If Not IsPostBack Then 
            dsSoftware = SoftwareDB.getEntries 
            Me.BindDataGrid() 
            Session("dsSoftware") = dsSoftware 
        Else 
            'dsSoftware = Session("dsSoftware") *** This is the line that would allow things to work, but causes too many search returns. 
        End If 
    End Sub 

    Private Sub BindDataGrid() 
        softwareGrid.DataSource = dsSoftware 
        softwareGrid.DataMember = "[SOFTWARE DATABASE]" 
        softwareGrid.DataKeyField = "Software #" 
        softwareGrid.DataBind() 
    End Sub 


    Private Sub btnSearch_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal E As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSearch.Click 

        Dim Connect As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection() 
        Dim Adapter As OleDbDataAdapter = New OleDbDataAdapter() 
        Dim SelectStatement, ConnectString As String 
        Dim WhereClause As String 

        WhereClause = "Where " 
        If txtSoftwareNum.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr([Software #],'" & _ 
            txtSoftwareNum.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtSoftwareName.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr([Software Name],'" & _ 
            txtSoftwareName.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtVersion.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr(Version,'" & _ 
            txtVersion.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtLocation.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr(Location,'" & _ 
            txtLocation.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtSoftwareBrand.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr([Soft Brand],'" & _ 
            txtSoftwareBrand.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtDatePurchased.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr(DatePurchased,'" & _ 
            txtDatePurchased.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtFirstName.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr(FirstName,'" & _ 
            txtFirstName.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtLastName.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr(LastName,'" & _ 
            txtLastName.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtSerialNumber.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr([Serial Number],'" & _ 
            txtSerialNumber.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If txtModel.Text <> "" Then 
            WhereClause = WhereClause & "InStr(Model,'" & _ 
            txtModel.Text & "')>0 AND " 
        End If 
        If Right(WhereClause, 4) = "AND " Then 
            WhereClause = Left(WhereClause, Len(WhereClause) - 4) 
        End If 

        SelectStatement = "Select * From [SOFTWARE DATABASE] " & WhereClause 

        ' If they didnt enter anything in the textboxes: 
        If txtSoftwareNum.Text = "" And txtSoftwareName.Text = "" And _ 
        txtVersion.Text = "" And txtLocation.Text = "" And _ 
        txtSoftwareBrand.Text = "" And txtDatePurchased.Text = "" And _ 
        txtFirstName.Text = "" And txtLastName.Text = "" And _ 
        txtSerialNumber.Text = "" And txtModel.Text = "" Then 
            SelectStatement = "Select * From [SOFTWARE DATABASE]" 
        Else 
        End If 
        ConnectString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _ 
        "Data Source=c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ASPproject\WebApplication2\software\softwaredb.mdb" 

        Connect.ConnectionString = ConnectString 
        Adapter.SelectCommand = New OleDbCommand(SelectStatement, Connect) 
        Adapter.SelectCommand.Connection.Open() 
        Adapter.Fill(dsSoftware, "[SOFTWARE DATABASE]") 
        softwareGrid.DataSource = dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]") 
        Page.DataBind() 
    End Sub 

     
    Public Sub softwareGrid_EditCommand(ByVal source As Object, _ 
        ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs) _ 
        Handles softwareGrid.EditCommand 

        If Session("Add Mode") = True Then 
            Dim i As Integer = dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows.Count - 1 
            dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows(i).Delete() 
            Session("AddMode") = False 
        End If 
        softwareGrid.EditItemIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex 
        Me.BindDataGrid() 
    End Sub 

    Public Sub softwareGrid_CancelCommand(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DataGridCommandEventArgs) Handles softwareGrid.CancelCommand 
        If Session("AddMode") = True Then 
            Dim i As Integer = dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows.Count - 1 
            dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows(i).Delete() 
            Session("AddMode") = False 
        End If 
        softwareGrid.EditItemIndex = -1 
        Me.BindDataGrid() 
    End Sub 


    Public Sub softwareGrid_UpdateCommand(ByVal source As Object, ByVal E As DataGridCommandEventArgs) Handles softwareGrid.UpdateCommand 
        Dim tbSoftwareNum As String 
        tbSoftwareNum = E.Item.Cells(0).Text 
        Dim tbSoftwareName As String 
        tbSoftwareName = CType(E.Item.Cells(1).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbVersion As String 
        tbVersion = CType(E.Item.Cells(2).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbLocation As String 
        tbLocation = CType(E.Item.Cells(3).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbSoftBrand As String 
        tbSoftBrand = CType(E.Item.Cells(4).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbDatePurchased As String 
        tbDatePurchased = CType(E.Item.Cells(5).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbFirstName As String 
        tbFirstName = CType(E.Item.Cells(6).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbLastName As String 
        tbLastName = CType(E.Item.Cells(7).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbSerialNumber As String 
        tbSerialNumber = CType(E.Item.Cells(8).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 
        Dim tbModel As String 
        tbModel = CType(E.Item.Cells(9).Controls(0), TextBox).Text 


        If ValidEntry(tbSoftwareNum, tbSoftwareName, tbLocation) Then 
            Debug.WriteLine("The row index is:") 
            Debug.WriteLine(E.Item.ItemIndex) 
            Debug.WriteLine("This is ds:") 
            Debug.WriteLine(dsSoftware.GetXml) 
            Dim dr As DataRow = dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows(E.Item.ItemIndex) 
            Try 
                dr("Software #") = tbSoftwareNum 
                dr("Software Name") = tbSoftwareName 
                dr("Version") = tbVersion 
                dr("Location") = tbLocation 
                dr("Soft Brand") = tbSoftBrand 
                dr("DatePurchased") = tbDatePurchased 
                dr("FirstName") = tbFirstName 
                dr("LastName") = tbLastName 
                dr("Serial Number") = tbSerialNumber 
                dr("Model") = tbModel 
                Me.UpdateDataBase() 
                softwareGrid.EditItemIndex = -1 
                Me.BindDataGrid() 
                Session("AddMode") = False 
            Catch eConstraint As ConstraintException 
                lblMessage.Text = "A category with that ID already exists." 
            End Try 
        End If 
    End Sub 

    Private Function ValidEntry(ByVal SoftwareNum As String, ByVal SoftwareName As String, _ 
                                ByVal Location As String) As Boolean 
        ValidEntry = True 
        If SoftwareNum = "" Then 
            ValidEntry = False 
            lblMessage.Text = "Software Number is required." 
        ElseIf Len(SoftwareNum) > 7 Then 
            ValidEntry = False 
            lblMessage.Text = "Software Number must be 7 characters or less." 
        ElseIf SoftwareName = "" Then 
            ValidEntry = False 
            lblMessage.Text = "Software Name is required." 
        ElseIf Location = "" Then 
            ValidEntry = False 
            lblMessage.Text = "A Location for where the software is stored must be specified." 
        End If 
    End Function 

    Private Sub UpdateDataBase() 
        Select Case SoftwareDB.UpdateEntries(dsSoftware) 
            Case SoftwareDB.UpdateResult.ConcurrencyError 
                lblMessage.Text = "Another user has updated that category. Please try again." 
            Case SoftwareDB.UpdateResult.ForeignKeyError 
                lblMessage.Text = "That entry is in use." 
            Case SoftwareDB.UpdateResult.PrimaryKeyError 
                lblMessage.Text = "Another user has added a category with that software number." 
            Case SoftwareDB.UpdateResult.OtherOleDbError 
                lblMessage.Text = "An unspecified OleDb Server error has occurred." 
        End Select 
        dsSoftware = SoftwareDB.getEntries 
        Session("dsSoftware") = dsSoftware 
    End Sub 

'dsSoftware = Session("dsSoftware") *** This is the line that would 

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            dsSoftware = SoftwareDB.getEntries
            Me.BindDataGrid()
            Session("dsSoftware") = dsSoftware
        Else
            'no code needed here, the previous code returned too much of the dataset
        End If
    End Sub

Connect.ConnectionString = ConnectString
        Adapter.SelectCommand = New OleDbCommand(SelectStatement, Connect)
        Adapter.SelectCommand.Connection.Open()
        Adapter.Fill(dsSoftware, "[SOFTWARE DATABASE]")
        softwareGrid.DataSource = dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]")
                Session("dsSoftware") = dsSoftware
        Page.DataBind()
    End Sub

Public Sub softwareGrid_EditCommand(ByVal source As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs) _
        Handles softwareGrid.EditCommand

        If Session("Add Mode") = True Then
            Dim i As Integer = dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows.Count - 1
            dsSoftware.Tables("[SOFTWARE DATABASE]").Rows(i).Delete()
            Session("AddMode") = False
        End If
        softwareGrid.EditItemIndex = e.Item.ItemIndex
        'this is the line that triggers the error:
        Me.BindDataGrid()
    End Sub

Private Sub BindDataGrid()
        softwareGrid.DataSource = dsSoftware
        softwareGrid.DataMember = "[SOFTWARE DATABASE]"
        softwareGrid.DataKeyField = "Software #"
        softwareGrid.DataBind()
    End Sub

Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        If Not IsPostBack Then
            dsSoftware = SoftwareDB.getEntries
            Me.BindDataGrid()
            Session("dsSoftware") = dsSoftware
        Else
            'no code needed here, the previous code returned too much of the dataset
        End If
    End Sub