Working with data before bind...

[songania]

Hi all, <BR><BR>There seems to be really spare information on this topic. Here is my scenerio: <BR><BR><Columns> <BR><asp:TemplateColumn> <BR><ItemTemplate> <BR><table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <BR><tr> <BR><td><asp:Label Text='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Subject")%>' runat="server"/></td> <BR><td><asp:Label Text='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "DatePosted")%>' runat="server"/></td> <BR></tr> <BR><tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <BR><asp:Label Text='<%#DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Message")%>' runat="server"/> <BR></td></tr> <BR>---- HERE IT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO. I KNOW THE CODE IS WRONG, BUT YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT I WANT TO DO ---- <BR><% <BR>Dim AttachedURL As String = DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "AttachedURL") <BR>If (AttachedURL <> "") Then <BR>%> <BR><tr><td bgcolor="#F1F1F1"> <BR><asp:Label Text='<%=AttachedURL%> ' runat="server"/> <BR></td></tR> <BR><% <BR>End If <BR>%> <BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <BR></td></tr> <BR></table> <BR></ItemTemplate> <BR></asp:TemplateColumn> <BR></Columns> <BR><BR><BR>In this particular case I'm using a TemplateColumn, but I'm equally confused when it comes to BoundColumns and ButtonColumns. <BR><BR>Any assistance would be great!! <BR><BR>Thanks, <BR>David <BR>