GridView CommandName = “INSERT” not working

Question

I am using GridView data bound control and trying to insert a record from the footer template, below is snapshot of my code:

The insert command doesn't seem to be working as expected. Insert button click does not do anything. However, if I have a delete button with CommandName="Delete" (with same markup), it works fine.

Does GridView not understand the "Insert" CommandName? Am I missing anything?

Thanks!

Answer 1

GridView in ASP.NET does not support insert operations. Lots of people have added a footer row and a button to that row to do the insert. example: http://geekswithblogs.net/casualjim/archive/2005/08/29/51360.aspx

My personal preference is to have a detailsview linked to the gridview and do inserts through the detailsview. It's not pretty but it works. the footer row solution is much nicer.