Refreshing a dropdownlist in a FormView Template

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I have a FormView InsertItemTemplate which has a databound dropdownlist. The dropdownlist displays a list of names retrieved through a SQL Server stored proc. The user has an option to add a new name to the database by clicking a button next to the dropdownlist. Clicking the button fires a javascript function, which opens a modal window. This "popup" window is where a new name and other pertinent data is entered. When the modal window closes the dropdownlist needs to refresh in order to display the new name (which was just entered in the modal window).

What is the best approach to refresh the dropdownlist? Where and when should a refresh occur (in what event)?

Thanks for your help!

da_tikboy

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Apr 22nd, 2009

Re: Refreshing a dropdownlist in a FormView Template

found this:
In your modal

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window.returnValue = "doReload";
window.close();
 
window.returnValue = "doReload";
window.close();

Then in your mainpage

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var modal = window.showModal....
if (modal == "doReload") {
   window.location = window.location;
}
 

var modal = window.showModal....
if (modal == "doReload") {
   window.location = window.location;
}

its in c but it can hopefully give you a starting point on where to research!

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Apr 25th, 2009

Re: Refreshing a dropdownlist in a FormView Template

Hi,

Where did you bind the dropdownlist it have binded the dropdownlist in page load you can use this javascript

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window.opener.refresh();
window.opener.refresh();

or

You can try like this

in child page

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   ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "msg", "alert(' Details Added Successfully!');window.close();window.opener.__doPostBack('ChildWindowPostBack', '');", true);
   ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "msg", "alert(' Details Added Successfully!');window.close();window.opener.__doPostBack('ChildWindowPostBack', '');", true);

in parent page:

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  this.ClientScript.GetPostBackEventReference(this, string.Empty);
 
        if (this.IsPostBack)
        {
            string eventTarget = (this.Request["__EVENTTARGET"] == null) ? string.Empty : this.Request["__EVENTTARGET"];
 
            if (eventTarget == "ChildWindowPostBack")
            {
//bind the dropdownlist
            }
}
}
  this.ClientScript.GetPostBackEventReference(this, string.Empty);

        if (this.IsPostBack)
        {
            string eventTarget = (this.Request["__EVENTTARGET"] == null) ? string.Empty : this.Request["__EVENTTARGET"];

            if (eventTarget == "ChildWindowPostBack")
            {
//bind the dropdownlist
            }
}
}

Last edited by peter_budo; Apr 25th, 2009 at 9:41 am. Reason: Keep It Organized - For easy readability, always wrap programming code within posts in [code] (code blocks) and [icode] (inline code) tags.

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