ASP.NET

protected void grdOutput_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
            {
                Record record = (Record)e.Row.DataItem;
                if (record.StatusMessage.Length > 50 )
                {
                    ((Label)e.Row.FindControl("lblStatusMessage")).Text = record.StatusMessage.Substring(0, 50);
                }
            }

<form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    <asp:GridView ID="grdOutput" runat="server" Width="895px" AllowPaging="False"
            AutoGenerateColumns="False" onrowcommand="grdOutput_RowCommand" 
            onrowdatabound="grdOutput_RowDataBound" BackColor="AntiqueWhite" 
            onrowcreated="grdOutput_RowCreated">    
            <Columns>
                <asp:BoundField HeaderText="NotificationID" DataField="NotificationID" Visible="true"/>
                <asp:BoundField HeaderText="Notifier" DataField="Notifier" visible="true" />
                <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="StatusMessage" Visible="true">
                    <ItemTemplate>
                        <asp:Label ID="lblStatusMessage" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("StatusMessage") %>'></asp:Label>                        
                    </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:TemplateField>
                <asp:ButtonField Text="RowClick" CommandName="RowClick" visible="false"/>
            </Columns>
            <FooterStyle BackColor="SlateGray" />
            <HeaderStyle BackColor="SlateGray" />
            <AlternatingRowStyle BackColor="LightSteelBlue" />
        </asp:GridView>
    </div>
    <div style="background-color: Gray; width:800px; Overflow:auto;">
        <asp:ListBox ID="lbxOutput" runat="server" Height="31px" Width="795px" />
        <asp:TextBox ID="hdnActiveRow" Visible="true" runat="server" />
    </div>
    </form>

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