Check out these two functions for serializing and deserializing data using a BinaryFormatter. It serializes a hashtable but can be replaced by an arraylist and should work just fine. static void Serialize() { // Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized. Hashtable addresses = new Hashtable(); addresses.Add("Jeff", "123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052"); addresses.Add("Fred", "987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116"); addresses.Add("Mary", "PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301"); // To serialize the hashtable and its key/value pairs, // you must first open a stream for writing. // In this case, use a file stream. FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.dat", FileMode.Create); // Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it to serialize the data to the stream. BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter(); try { formatter.Serialize(fs, addresses); } catch (SerializationException e) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to serialize. Reason: " + e.Message); throw; } finally { fs.Close(); } } static void Deserialize() { // Declare the hashtable reference. Hashtable addresses = null; // Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize. FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.dat", FileMode.Open); try { BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter(); // Deserialize the hashtable from the file and // assign the reference to the local variable. addresses = (Hashtable) formatter.Deserialize(fs); } catch (SerializationException e) { Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " + e.Message); throw; } finally { fs.Close(); } // To prove that the table deserialized correctly, // display the key/value pairs. foreach (DictionaryEntry de in addresses) { Console.WriteLine("{0} lives at {1}.", de.Key, de.Value); } } Elvis (a.k.a Azerax) Life is Music listen to it before it fades

I guess the best way to do it is to combine the data from the two tables into one using a join in the query used to retrieve it. And then you can bind the dataTable to the Grid. Elvis (a.k.a Azerax) Life is Music listen to it before it fades

Ohh I am sorry I got it wrong again . Please note the corrected code as follows: dtpBirthday.Value = dsPlayer.Tables["Players"].Rows[0]["Birthday"]== DBNull.Value ? DateTime.Now : dsPlayer.Tables["Players"].Rows[0]["Birthday"].ToString() ; Sorry for the trouble... Elvis (a.k.a Azerax) Life is Music listen to it before it fades

Ohh I am sorry :(. Please note the corrected code as follows: dtpBirthday.Value = dsPlayer.Players[0]["BirthDay"]== DBNull.Value ? DateTime.Now : dsPlayer.Players[0]["Birthday"].ToString() ; Where birthday is a field in your dataTable. Elvis (a.k.a Azerax) :cool: Life is Music listen to it before it fades

I have written a function for a similar purpose that creates a dynamic array. Here Check this out: _/// /// Function to add an array element to a dynamic Array /// /// Dynamic Array /// Element to add to the dynamic array /// array with the element appended to it_ public static Array RedimNPreserve(int[] Arr,int Element) { System.Collections.ArrayList al = new System.Collections.ArrayList(); int i; if(Arr!=null) { for(i=0;i<=Arr.GetUpperBound(0);i++) { al.Add(Arr[i]); } } al.Add(Element); return al.ToArray(typeof(int)); } Elvis (a.k.a. Azerax) Life is Music listen to it before it fades

Cancelling the closing of a form is quite simple and can be implemented as follows: protected void Form1_Cancel (Object sender, CancelEventArgs e) { if (!myDataIsSaved) { e.Cancel = true; MessageBox.Show("You must save first."); } else { e.Cancel = false; MessageBox.Show("Goodbye."); } } Elvis (a.k.a. Azerax) Life is Music listen to it before it fades

How about trying this? dtpBirthday.Value = dsPlayer.Players[0].BirthDay.ToString()== DBNull.Value ? DateTime.Now : dsPlayer.Players[0].BirthDay ; This is an example of a conditional if statement and will best suit your purpose. The Conditional Statement variable = op1 == op2 ? trueValue : FalseValue ; where: op1 == op2 is your condition Life is Music listen to it before it fades away