I put together sample code that will run on the Northwind database that demonstrates using a generic List collection as a data source for an ObjectDataSource which populates a GridView control. All you have to do is specify the connection string in Web.config and the sample code will run. Enjoy.
Download C# ObjectDataSource Sample
Download VB.NET ObjectDataSource Sample
It appears that there is a security feature built-in to the HyperLinkField that causes links that resemble JavaScript functions (i.e. java script:SomeFunction()), file paths (i.e. F:\Directory\File), and other non-URL strings not to render when using the DataNavigateUrlFormatString property. The only way I've discovered around this is to use a TemplateField with a HyperLink control.
Will not render a URL:
<
asp
:
HyperLinkField
DataTextField
="SomeField"
DataNavigateUrlFields
="SomeField"
DataNavigateUrlFormatString
="java script:openWindow('/SomePage.aspx?SomeID={0}','SomeDescription','scrollbars=yes,width=442,height=500');"
/>
Will render a URL:
<
asp
:
TemplateField
>
<
ItemTemplate
>
<
asp
:
HyperLink
Text
='
<%# ((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["SomeField"] %>
'
NavigateUrl
='
<%# String.Format
("java script:openWindow('/SomePage.aspx?SomeID={0}','SomeDescription','scrollbars=yes,width=442,height=500');",
((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["SomeField"] as string) %>
'
runat
="server"
/>
ItemTemplate
>
asp
:
TemplateField
>