   [.net] Visual Studio 2005 seems limited
  Hey I noticed their dataview method seems really limited. You can't make the results display an url. Example: a guestbook that displays a link of each persons name like previewMessage.aspx?guestID=1. They're all static. Is there a way around this? Without programming the whole code yourself to display the data?   
  Which version of it are you using?There are a few:ExpressStandardProfessionalEnterprise architect etc, but I dont bother looking at those because...price range   ;  Team Suite Edition   ;  I completely don't follow what you're asking.   ;  It sounds like you're describing a problem with ASP not a problem with visual studio.  Visual Studio is not a language, it's a tool with which you can compile/link languages like C++/VB/.NET/etcAre you asking how to display a url with ASP?-me   ;  Perhaps your in need of the BoundField.HTMLEncode property?  It's hard to get precisely what you're asking.   ;  If I understood You correctly, then this is how I do it in my datagrid:aspx page:  ' runat="server">Clicky codebehind:public string GetLink(object id){    return String.Format("mypage.aspx?id={0}", id.ToString());}   ;  If I understood You correctly, then this is how I do it in my datagrid:aspx page:_asp:TemplateColumn_   _ItemTemplate_ _asp:HyperLink ID="link" NavigateUrl='_%# GetLink(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "id")) %_' runat="server"_Clicky_/asp:HyperLink_   _/ItemTemplate__/asp:TemplateColumn_codebehind:public string GetLink(object id){    return String.Format("mypage.aspx?id={0}", id.ToString());}   ;Or...<itemtemplate> _ a href='mypage.aspx?id= <%# (string)Eval("id") %>'_ Clicky _/a_</itemtemplate>The use of Eval in stead of Databinder.Eval is recommended in .net 2.0Edo   ;Quote:Original post by Anonymous PosterIf I understood You correctly, then this is how I do it in my datagrid:aspx page:_asp:TemplateColumn_   _ItemTemplate_ _asp:HyperLink ID="link" NavigateUrl='_%# GetLink(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "id")) %_' runat="server"_Clicky_/asp:HyperLink_   _/ItemTemplate__/asp:TemplateColumn_codebehind:public string GetLink(object id){    return String.Format("mypage.aspx?id={0}", id.ToString());}Are you trying to display the URL? If you are, then just set the 'Text' property of the asp:hyperlink to the same value as the 'NavigateUrl' property.I.E.<ItemTemplate>    <asp:HyperLink runat="server" id="linkName" NavigateUrl='<%# GetLink(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "id")) %>' Text='<%# GetLink(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "id")) %>'></ItemTemplate>