Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: GridView

  • Using a JQuery Modal Dialog with Checkboxes in an ASP.NET GridView

    Recently I wanted to use the stock JQuery UI modal dialog confirmation widget with an ASP.NET GridView control. The image above shows the basic setup that I wanted the GridView to have. As you can see, the grid should have several data columns followed by a column containing Checkboxes. The JQuery dialog should be triggered by…

  • Set up a Multi-Line Editable GridView Disassociated from a DataSource

    GridView controls are versatile multi-purpose ASP.NET widgets. I like the default functionality when hooked up to a data source, but depending on a project’s requirements I also like the ability to tweak the default functionality to make the GridView behave in different ways. For example, in past projects  users have asked me to create a more…

  • ASP.NET GridView Paging Problem – Paging Increases the First Column Width

    A request came to my desk today about a project that is using an ASP.NET 2.0 DataGrid control to display a set of data. The DataGrid has paging enabled, but the client was complaining that the first column of the report was far too wide for the data it was displaying. I took a look…