confirmation box

[EyeTalion]

I am having some difficulty getting my message box to display. If I use a regular asp button, I place the javascript in the page_load event and it works fine. The problem is this button I'm using now is a datagrid button. Is there another procedure I can declare this code in?

Public Sub DeleteBid(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs) Handles DataGrid1.DeleteCommand
        'check which row has been selected
        Dim selectedRow As String = DataGrid1.DataKeys(e.Item.ItemIndex)
        Dim btnDelete As Button
        btnDelete = e.Item.Cells(4).Controls(0) '<---5th column, first control 
        btnDelete.Attributes("onclick") = "javascript:return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete \n    Bid Record " & selectedRow & "?')"

[Dmyze]

Use the DataGrid's ItemCreated Routine:

  Private Sub dg_ItemCreated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs) Handles dg.ItemCreated

    Select Case e.Item.ItemType
      Case ListItemType.Item, ListItemType.AlternatingItem, ListItemType.EditItem

        Dim cmdDelete As Button = e.Item.FindControl("cmdDelete")

        If Not cmdDelete Is Nothing Then
          Dim x As Common.DbDataRecord = e.Item.DataItem
          Dim sName As String

          If Not x Is Nothing Then
            sName = x.GetValue(1)
          End If

          cmdDelete.Attributes.Add("onclick", "return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete " & sName & "?');")
        End If
    End Select

[EyeTalion]

still no message box displays...

[Dmyze]

Are you using a Template Column? You'll need to do that.

                <asp:TemplateColumn>
                  <ItemTemplate>
                    <asp:Button id="cmdDelete" runat="server" Text="Delete"></asp:Button>
                  </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:TemplateColumn>

[EyeTalion]

it's not a button though...it's a buttonColumn

<asp:ButtonColumn Text="Delete" ButtonType="PushButton" HeaderText="DELETE" CommandName="Delete"></asp:ButtonColumn>

[Dmyze]

If you use a button column you leave the button in control of the datagrid, if you want to add attributes you have to make your own button column by using a Template Column as shown above. (Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the only way I've found it to work.)