You need to databind the ddl to the datagrid Column collection. Try
<asp

ropDownList ... DataSource = <%# myGrid.Columns %>
DataTextField="HeaderText">
Alternatively you can do it in the code. Note again, that this will work
only for non-AutoGenerated columns.
Eliyahu
"dalbo" <> wrote in message
news:4E8FCEDB-2F77-49CF-951F-...
> This is the problem, there can be a different set of columns because the
> table of the DataGrid it is going to change very frequently. And i don't
know
> how many columns have the new table.
>
> David
>
> "Eliyahu Goldin" escribió:
>
> > David,
> >
> > Will the dropdownlist always contain items NAME,ADDRESS,CITY? Or there
can
> > be a different set of columns depending on the table bound to the
datagrid?
> >
> > Eliyahu
> >
> > "dalbo" <> wrote in message
> > news:5BE8B3EE-E544-4374-B9DA-...
> > > The problem is i have a dataGrid with three columns called NAME
ADDRESS
> > CITY.
> > > If i create a DropDownList and i use
> > > DropDownList1.DataTextField = "NOMBRE"; in my DropDownList i see the
list
> > of
> > > names but i like to do something that this
> > > DropDownList1.DataTextField = "?????????"; to see in the DropDownList
> > > NAME,ADDRESS,CITY ,it is to say, the name of the columns.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help and sorry for my poor english again.
> > >
> > > David.
> > >
> > > Example of table
> > >
> > > NAME | ADDRESS | CITY
> > > | |
> > > David | Micasa | habichuelas
> > > Otro | distinto | mas
> > >
> > > "Eliyahu Goldin" escribió:
> > >
> > > > Can you elaborate what exactly the problem is? Creating a ddl?
> > Populating it
> > > > with column names? What did you try that didn't work for you?
> > > >
> > > > Eliyahu
> > > >
> > > > "dalbo" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:4FFA0F4C-CF90-47FC-92FA-...
> > > > > Yes, I know and in my DataGrid i see the name of the columns. But
my
> > > > problem
> > > > > is i need to make a new DropDownList with the name of the columns.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Eliyahu Goldin" escribió:
> > > > >
> > > > > > You can find the names of the columns in the datagrid Columns
> > property
> > > > > > unless the grid is AutoGenerated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Eliyahu
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "dalbo" <> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:4EBA8731-F9FD-4274-8945-...
> > > > > > > Hello, I make a dataGrid and i like to show the name of the
> > columns of
> > > > the
> > > > > > > dataGrid in a DropDownList. For example, if my dataGrid have
three
> > > > columns
> > > > > > > called "NAME" "ADDRESS" "CITY" i like show "NAME" "ADDRESS"
"CITY"
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > > DropDownList.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks David, and sorry for my poor english.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >