ASP display subcategories with similar categories using repeater - asp.net

I'm trying to build a large menu with div's for each "Category". In each div the H3 is based on the "Category" that I'm pulling from a SQL table. Under the will be a with list items that are subCategories for each Category...which are links.
In the table there a bunch of Category items.
How can I loop through to show the Category and the subCategories associated with that category?
Here is how my html is set up:
<asp:Repeater id="dlCategories" runat="server" DataSourceID="LarryColeSub">
<ItemTemplate>
<div class="col_1">
<h3><%# Eval("Category") %></h3>
<ul>
<ItemTemplate>
<li><a id="cmdSubCategory" class="sectioncontentslink" href='default.aspx?rPage=ToolList&subCatID=<%# Eval("SubCategoryID")%>'>
<%# Eval("SubCategory") %></a></li>
</ItemTemplate>
</ul>
</div>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
Here is my sqlDataSource:
<asp:SqlDataSource ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:LarryCole %>" ID="LarryColeSub" runat="server" SelectCommand="SELECT [SubCategoryID],[SubCategory],[Category],[fkCategoryId] FROM [tblSubCategory]">
When I run this now it (obviously) creates a div for each subCategory vs a div for each Category.

<%# Control Language="c#" %>
<%# Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%# Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<%# Import Namespace="System.Configuration" %>
<script runat="server">
protected void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
if (!Page.IsPostBack) {
SqlConnection MyConnection;
SqlCommand MyCommand;
SqlDataAdapter MyAdapter;
DataTable MyTable;
DataSet ds;
ds = new DataSet();
MyConnection = new SqlConnection();
MyConnection.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["db_name_here"].ConnectionString;
MyCommand = new SqlCommand();
MyCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
MyCommand.Connection = MyConnection;
MyCommand.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM tblSubCategory";
MyTable = new DataTable();
MyAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
MyAdapter.SelectCommand = MyCommand;
MyAdapter.Fill(ds,"SubCategory");
MyCommand.Dispose();
MyCommand.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM tblCategory";
MyTable = new DataTable();
MyAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
MyAdapter.SelectCommand = MyCommand;
MyAdapter.Fill(ds,"Category");
MyCommand.Dispose();
ds.Relations.Add("myrelation",ds.Tables["Category"].Columns["CategoryID"], ds.Tables["SubCategory"].Columns["fkCategoryID"]);
//populate parent repeater
rpCategories.DataSource = ds.Tables["Category"];
rpCategories.DataBind();
MyAdapter.Dispose();
MyConnection.Dispose();
}
}
</script>
//html repeater code
<asp:Repeater id="rpCategories" runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<div class="col_1">
<h3><%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Category") %></h3>
<ul>
<asp:Repeater id="rpSubCategories" runat="server" datasource='<%# ((DataRowView)Container.DataItem).Row.GetChildRows("myrelation") %>'>
<ItemTemplate>
<li><a id="cmdSubCategory" class="sectioncontentslink" href='default.aspx?varName=BlahBlah&subCatID=<%# ((DataRow)Container.DataItem)["SubCategoryID"] %>'>
<%# ((DataRow)Container.DataItem)["SubCategory"] %></a>
</li>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
</ul>
</div>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater

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<ItemTemplate>
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</ul>
</li>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
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I'm using this article as a guide to doing a nested data bind of my two tables 'Comment' 'CommentOtherAuthor': http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306154. There may be many authors to one comment. The code I have is here:
.ASPX:
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<ItemTemplate>
<div class="comment-data">
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</asp:Repeater>
</div>
</div>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
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{
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"myrelation",
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}
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I'm really not sure where to start in fixing this as I'm way out of my depth here.
Can anyone advise how to get this working?
Thanks.
Got it! There was no actual foreign key constraint joining the tables. With that in place this now works.

select index of listView is not working in ASP.NET

I am new to ASP.NET, I am making a search box in my application.
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Here is my code snippet:
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here is my code snippet,
it works properly, but now i want to navigate to new page when user select any row of listView, but i am unable to select any row..
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<LayoutTemplate>
<div>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="plhItems" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
</div>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<div>
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</div>
</ItemTemplate>
Thanks In Advance !!
Any help will be appreciated.
EDIT:(SearchBox.aspx.cs)
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data;
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{
string connString;
DataTable result = new DataTable();
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{ }
protected void TextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
connString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["MyConsString"].ConnectionString;
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString);
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lvwItems.DataBind();
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{
ListViewItem item = (ListViewItem)lvwItems.Items[e.NewSelectedIndex];
Label lablId = (Label)item.FindControl("lablId");
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(SearchBox.aspx)
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
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<div>
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<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" Height="30px" Width="179px"
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<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Go"
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<LayoutTemplate>
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You have to add a SELECT button in the ItemTemplate, see the complete working code.
<asp:ListView ID="lvwItems" OnSelectedIndexChanging="lvwItems_SelectedIndexChanging"
runat="server" ItemPlaceholderID="plhItems">
<LayoutTemplate>
<div>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="plhItems" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
</div>
</LayoutTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<%# Eval("Scrip")%>
<asp:LinkButton ID="SelectButton" runat="server" CommandName="Select" Text="Select" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:ListView>
protected void lvwItems_SelectedIndexChanging(Object sender, ListViewSelectEventArgs e)
{
ListViewItem item = (ListViewItem)lvwItems.Items[e.NewSelectedIndex];
Label lablId = (Label)item.FindControl("CONTROL_ID");
}
Thanks
Deepu
Probably you will have to add the event for Selected index change:
<asp:ListView ID="lvwItems" runat="server" ItemPlaceholderID="plhItems" OnSelectedIndexChanging="lvwItems_SelectedIndexChanging">
In code behind you can get the selected row item like below.
Also you can place a label or hidden field so that you can get some data from those control and pass it in to the next page.. (might be id or something).
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runat="server" ItemPlaceholderID="plhItems">
<LayoutTemplate>
<div>
<asp:PlaceHolder ID="plhItems" runat="server"></asp:PlaceHolder>
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</LayoutTemplate>
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<div>
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</ItemTemplate>
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{
ListViewItem item = (ListViewItem)lvwItems.Items[e.NewSelectedIndex];
Label lablId = (Label)item.FindControl("lablId");
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Thanks
Deepu
Here you go,
Also remove the OnClick="callMethod" from the button. Since you have SelectedIndex method no need to have the onClick method.
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{
ListViewItem item = (ListViewItem)lvwItems.Items[e.NewSelectedIndex];
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Thanks
Deepu

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I want to bind my Listview but I can't. I dont know what I am doing wrong here. When I press ctrl+f5, the page is empty.
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try this:
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<LayoutTemplate>
<table id="itemplaceholderContainer" runat="server">
<tr id="itemplaceholder">
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<td>
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<td>
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You'll want to fetch the data from the DataAdapter before you bind anything to it. Something like this:
var students = new DataSet();
da.Fill(students, "Student");
if (students.Tables.Count == 1)
{
ListView1.DataSource = students.Tables[0];
ListView1.DataBind();
}
Note: There may be a more direct way to fetch the DataTable. I haven't worked with DataSets and DataTables in a long time, but .Fill() may be able to directly use a DataTable and skip my checking of a valid table in the DataSet above.)
Your datatable is never getting populated. Have a look at the following:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bh8kx08z.aspx

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