sizing columns

Use the ItemStyle-Width attribute. I don't use visual studio to write my html so i don't know if there's a datagrid property sheet somewhere in vs.net where you can set it(I looked but couldn't find one that would let you size an individual column).

VB Code:

<%@ Import Namespace = "System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<%@ Import Namespace = "System.Data" %>
<script language="vb" runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    If Not Page.IsPostBack
        bindGrid()
    End If
End Sub 
 
Sub bindGrid()
    Dim connString As String = "user id=sa;password=sa;database=pubs;server=DeathAngel;"
    Dim cn As New SqlConnection(connString)
    Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("Select au_fname, au_lname From Authors",cn)
    cmd.Connection.Open()
    gridAuthors.DataSource = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
    gridAuthors.DataBind()  
End Sub 
 
</script>
<html>
  <head>
    <title></title>
</head>
  <body>
    <form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
        <asp:DataGrid   
            id="gridAuthors"
            runat="server"
            AutoGenerateColumns="False">
            <Columns>
                <asp:BoundColumn 
                    ItemStyle-Width="200px" 
                    HeaderText="FirstName" 
                    DataField="au_fname"/>
                <asp:BoundColumn 
                    ItemStyle-Width="100px" 
                    HeaderText="LastName" 
                    DataField="au_lname"/>
            </Columns>  
        </asp:DataGrid>     
    </form>
  </body>
</html>