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How to Concatinate String for DataTextField of DropDowns

  Asked By: Sienna    Date: Sep 26    Category: Asp.net    Views: 903
  


Dim Conn As Object ' SqlConnection
Dim Comm As Object ' SqlCommand
Dim dataRdr As SqlDataReader
Dim Sqwl As String

InitializeDBObjects(Conn, Comm)'This is a
Function to set the Connection and the
'Command Object
Comm.Connection = Conn


Try
Conn.Open()
Catch
Exit Function
End Try

Sqwl = "select * from library_Author "
Comm.CommandText = Sqwl
DrpDwnCategory.DataSource =
Comm.ExecuteReader()
DrpDwnCategory.DataBind()
Conn.close()
Comm.dispose()


The Problem is that I have got the Author
FName(FirstName) and the LName(LastName) in the
DataTextField I want to concatinate Both the Fields
and present it,How Do I do this
I cant do it in the HTML Part as it throws Error and
if I do it in the Code behind How do
I do it.

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4 Answers Found

 
Answer #1    Answered By: Aaron Kennedy     Answered On: Sep 26

Firstly dont use a * in your select  statment, this is very bad practice for
several reasons, but to do what you want do...

select FName + ' ' + LName as fullname from library_Author

(Along with any other columns that you require)

 
Answer #2    Answered By: Ana Silva     Answered On: Sep 26

Since there were only 3 Fields I used *
But then as you said Its a Bad Practise thanx a Lot
for the Solution.

 
Answer #3    Answered By: Dustin Dean     Answered On: Sep 26

Once other thing you are probably best doing as well is using the IsNull
operator, any nulls in either column will make the whole statement return a
null (A NULL + a string  always = NULL)...

select IsNull(FName, '') + ' ' + IsNull(LName, '') as fullname

That is assuming you are using MS SQL?

 
Answer #4    Answered By: Ruairidh Anderson     Answered On: Sep 26

Yes I am using SqlServer.Ya will follow this !!

 
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