How to populate unrelated two data tables in one dropdowlist

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How to populate unrelated two data tables in one dropdowlist?

Posted 28-Nov-11 1:33am

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deepakdynamite · Answer 1 · 2011-11-28T01:52:00

Solution 3

Use Union

Select <column name=""> as 'DisplayText',<column name=""> as ' ValueText' from Table2

Union

Select <column name=""> as 'DisplayText',<column name=""> as ' ValueText' from Table2

Attach this as datasource to Drop down.

Posted 28-Nov-11 1:52am

deepakdynamite

Updated 28-Nov-11 2:00am

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Anuj Banka · Answer 2 · 2011-11-28T01:41:00

Solution 1

You can add data from both the tables in list.

Step 1:

get Data from both the SQL tables.

step 2:

Add data in a list from table 1 and then table 2 using for each loop or using linq

step 3:

Pass this list to View layer

Posted 28-Nov-11 1:41am

Anuj Banka

Updated 28-Nov-11 1:42am

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Manisha Tambade · Answer 3 · 2011-11-28T01:45:00

Solution 2

Make one manual Dataset,
add data of two dadatables in dataset using for loop.
Then set dropdowlist's properties like DataSource,DisplayMember and ValueMember
etc.You will get contents of both datatables in combobox.

Posted 28-Nov-11 1:45am

Manisha Tambade