BindingSource filter help

Hi Guys, could you look at the code below on how I fetch information and help me on how I can display the Actors name on a Label.

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Private Sub LoadMovieDetails()
        Try

            Dim cmd As SqlCeCommand
            cmd = New SqlCeCommand("SELECT MovieDetails.MovieID,MovieDetails.ActorID,Movies.MovieID, Movies.FilmName,Movies.CatID,Actors.ActorID, Actors.ActorName,  Movies.Poster, " _
                                  & "Categories.CatName, Categories.CatID, Convert(nvarchar, Movies.FilmDate, 107) as FilmDate FROM MovieDetails " _
                                  & " INNER JOIN Actors ON MovieDetails.ActorID = Actors.ActorID INNER JOIN Movies ON MovieDetails.MovieID = Movies.MovieID " _
                                    & "INNER JOIN Categories on Movies.CatID = Categories.CatID", sCon)

            da = New SqlCeDataAdapter(cmd)
            cbd = New SqlCeCommandBuilder(da)
            dsPictures.Clear()
            da.Fill(dsPictures, "Movies")
            dtView.DataSource = dsPictures.Tables(0)
        Catch sqlExc As SqlCeException
            MessageBox.Show(sqlExc.ToString, "SQL Exception Error!", _
                MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)

        End Try
        sCon.Close()
    End Sub

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This is how I do it. First either the movie name or actors name can be filter and display in a ListBox. So let us say the Actors name starting 'S' has been filter into the ListBox, when you select a name all the movies that actor is in should be filtered and the details are displayed where you can navigate back and forward. I am able to do all this but how to display all the actors name in the movie on a Label.

Secondly, when I filter by movie names the ListBox display same movie more than twice depending how many actors. This is how I filter it and I do similar for the actors

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Private Sub ShowFilmNames()
        Dim MyRow As DataRowView, CurrentMovie As String, LastMovie As String
        If Me.txtMovies.Text <> "" Then
            If Me.chkTitle.Checked Then
                Me.LoadMovieDetails()

                dtView.Filter = String.Format("FilmName LIKE '{0}&#37;'", Me.txtMovies.Text)
               
                Me.BindingContext(dtView).Position = 0
                LastName = ""
                For Each MyRow In dtView
                    CurrentMovie = Trim(CStr(MyRow(("FilmName"))))
                    If CurrentMovie <> LastMovie Then
                        Me.lstMovieList.Items.Add(CurrentMovie)
                        LastMovie = CurrentMovie
                    End If
                Next
        End If
        End If
    End Sub

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Also I have this in the ListBox SelectedIndexChange

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Private Sub lstMovieList_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lstMovieList.SelectedIndexChanged

        If Me.chkTitle.Checked Then
            dtView.Filter = "FilmName = '" + CStr(lstMovieList.SelectedItem) + "'"
        ElseIf Me.chkCategory.Checked Then
            dtView.Filter = "CatName = '" + CStr(lstMovieList.SelectedItem) + "'"
        ElseIf Me.chkActor.Checked Then
            dtView.Filter = "ActorName = '" + CStr(lstMovieList.SelectedItem) + "'"
        End If


        Dim row = DirectCast(dtView.Current, DataRowView)
 
        If row IsNot Nothing Then 'Allow for no item selected.

            Dim data = TryCast(row("Poster"), Byte())
            Dim ms As MemoryStream
            If data IsNot Nothing Then 'Allow for DBNull.Value.
                ms = New MemoryStream(data)
                Me.picImage.Image = Image.FromStream(ms)
                Me.picImage.Image = New Bitmap(ms)
                ms.Close()
            End If
            Me.lblTitle.Text = row("FilmName")
            Me.lblActors.Text = row("ActorName")
            Me.lblCategory.Text = row("CatName")
            Me.lblDate.Text = Format(row("FilmDate"), "dd MMMM yyyy")
        End If

        Me.BindingContext(dtView).Position = 0
        Me.btnFirst.Enabled = Me.BindingContext(dtView).Count > 1
        Me.btnNext.Enabled = Me.BindingContext(dtView).Count > 1
        Me.btnPrevious.Enabled = Me.BindingContext(dtView).Count > 1
        Me.btnLast.Enabled = Me.BindingContext(dtView).Count > 1
       
    End Sub

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Thanks for your kind help.

I would bind the field you want to show in the label using

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lblYourLabelName.DataBindings.Add

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Originally Posted by kevininstructor

I would bind the field you want to show in the label using

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lblYourLabelName.DataBindings.Add

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Thanks for your responds. I just try this with this code

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Me.lblActors.DataBindings.Add(row("ActorName"))

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and I get this error (Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'System.Windows.Forms.Binding'.)

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Originally Posted by wiadus

Thanks for your responds. I just try this with this code

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Me.lblActors.DataBindings.Add(row("ActorName"))

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and I get this error (Unable to cast object of type 'System.String' to type 'System.Windows.Forms.Binding'.)

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It will once you adhere to the proper way to databind
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...abindings.aspx

The following example assumes your BindingSource is the data source for your data which you have filtered.

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Me.lblActors.DataBindings.Add("Text", YourBindingSource, "FieldName")

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