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rikb53 · 03-03-2006, 04:33 AM

once again my boss has tasked me with bringing what was available in Windows Forms (vb.net) to the .aspx pages.
i Originally had a list box with a list of email addresses, you could highlight one, hit a > button and add it to another listbox. pretty straight forward. now he wants the list box to have separate columns, [name, dept,email address].
and of course that they be sortable and when one is added from the left-hand side list to the right hand side, that it no longer be available in the list.
my first thought was - i dont think that exists as a native control in visual studio for asp web controls.
my second thought is - why not go with a datagrid - except the sort usually goes back to the database and the list could possibly be refreshed with items that have already been selected.
any suggestions - or references to projects like this on line would be appreciated.
thanks
rik

03-03-2006, 04:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
rikb53 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 29	MultiColumn ListBox w/ Sortable Headers in .aspx once again my boss has tasked me with bringing what was available in Windows Forms (vb.net) to the .aspx pages. i Originally had a list box with a list of email addresses, you could highlight one, hit a > button and add it to another listbox. pretty straight forward. now he wants the list box to have separate columns, [name, dept,email address]. and of course that they be sortable and when one is added from the left-hand side list to the right hand side, that it no longer be available in the list. my first thought was - i dont think that exists as a native control in visual studio for asp web controls. my second thought is - why not go with a datagrid - except the sort usually goes back to the database and the list could possibly be refreshed with items that have already been selected. any suggestions - or references to projects like this on line would be appreciated. thanks rik