copy selected datagridrow to new row

Greeting guys,

What I have is a inventory database setup as a datagrid bound to a datatable. Everything is working great, but what I would like to do is if at any point in time we let say, order 3 pieces of hardware on one purchase I would like to add one row (with a form for new hardware) then after that row is done and the datagrid has added it, I would like to right click on that selected row and copy it to the same datagrid. I can get it to copy but the serial of the new hardware is unique so I need to change that before it is copied.

Code:

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Private Sub CntxtMnuCopy_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles CntxtMnuCopy.Click
        Dim SelectedHardware As String
        Dim NewValue As Object
     
            SelectedHardware = DataGridView6.CurrentRow.Cells(1).Value
         
            DataGridView6.EndEdit()
            Dim TargetTable = DirectCast(SwitchesBindingSource.DataSource, DataTable)
            Dim rows = DataGridView6.SelectedRows
            NewValue = InputBox("Enter New Serial", "New Serial")
            For Each row As DataGridViewRow In rows
                If row.Index = 1 Then
                    DataGridView6.Cells(0).Value = NewValue.ToString
                End If
                TargetTable.ImportRow(CType(SwitchesBindingSource.Item(row.Index), DataRowView).Row)
            Next

    End Sub

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The problem is I am not sure how to change the cell that holds the serial before it is added. Of course this line

Code:

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DataGridView6.Cells(0)

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doesn't work. Am I on the right path with this or is there an easier way? It would also need to be saved to the database as well.

I would probably go at it in reverse. I would copy the underlying datarow from the datatable that represents that row in the datagridview. Once you've copied the datarow, then you would change the serial number in that new row and then add it to the datatable and refresh the grid.

Not sure how the nuts and bolts of this would look off hand - just proposing a scenario off the top of my head. :)

Thanks dolot, I ended up going that way, basically.

Code:

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Dim currentrow As DataRow = DirectCast(Me.DataGridView6.DataSource.Current, DataRowView).Row

 NewValue = InputBox("Enter New Serial", "New Serial")         
         
            Dim row = Me.SwitchesBindingSource.AddNew
         
            row("Serial") = Replace(CStr(NewValue), "'", "`")
            row("Model") = CStr(currentrow("Model").ToString)
.......

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A little more code but I guess that's ok.