How to Set a gridview column width when binding to a datatable

Question

I am binding a table to a gridview in asp.net as such

grdIssues.DataSource = mdtIssues;

grdIssues.DataBind();

The problem is I cannot the

Answer 1

I was able to change the width of a certain Gridview column (bound to a Datatable) with the RowDataBound event:

protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e) {
    e.Row.Cells[0].Attributes["width"] = "200px";
}