set checkbox in gridview based on datatable value

Question

I have a gridview control with a checkbox field and several bound fields. The checkbox field does not directly map to a field in the database. Rather, i want to read a val

Answer 1

You can do it like this:

First in sql server:

SELECT 
    CAST(CASE PROCESSED WHEN 'Y' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS BIT) AS PROCESSED
    NAME
    DATE
FROM ExampleTable

in c# code:

SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql query here); 
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(); 
DataTable dt = new DataTable(); 
da.SelectCommand = cmd; 

// Save results of select statement into a datatable 
da.Fill(dt);

gridview_all_applicants.DataSource = dt;          
gridview_all_applicants.DataBind(); 

and finally in aspx: