How do i grab datalist ID and add it to button onclick to update that item

Question

Hi, I have pulled over some data from my sql server 2012 in VB C# DataList view. I would like to add a custom button to each item that will allow me to delete an item from the database and also update a database column onclick. EG: Update the paid (bit)
column to 1 when the paid button is clicked. Here is what i have so far as i am new at this:
my aspx page:
<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="HeadContent" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" Runat="Server">
<asp:DataList ID="dlActiveBills" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
<ItemTemplate>
Amount:
<asp:Label ID="AmountLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Amount") %>' />
<br />
DateReg:
<asp:Label ID="DateRegLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("DateReg") %>' />
<br />
Deadline:
<asp:Label ID="DeadlineLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Deadline") %>' />
<br />
Notes:
<asp:Label ID="NotesLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Notes") %>' />
<br />
Name:
<asp:Label ID="NameLabel" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>' />
<br />
<br />
<asp:Button id="btnPaid" runat="server" Text="Paid" Commandname="update" />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:DataList>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ProjectConnectionString %>" SelectCommand="SELECT
d.Amount,
d.DateReg,
d.Deadline,
d.Notes,
r.Name
FROM
Details d
LEFT JOIN
ReminderTypes r
ON
d.ReminderTypesId = r.ReminderTypesId
WHERE
d.Paid = 0"></asp:SqlDataSource>
</asp:Content>
my aspx.cs page
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
public partial class active_bills : System.Web.UI.Page
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
protected void MainContent_dlActiveBills_btnPaid_0_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
string dbConnection ="Data Source=somthing;Initial Catalog=somthing;Integrated Security=true;";
SqlConnection sqlConnection;
sqlConnection = new SqlConnection(dbConnection);
sqlConnection.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
cmd.Connection = sqlConnection;
cmd.CommandText = "UPDATE Details SET Paid = 1 WHERE DetailsId = ?";
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
sqlConnection.Close();
This doesn't work but can it be done in this way somehow?

Answer 1

Hi irishwestman,
Thank you for posting in MSDN forum.
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