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Row already belongs to another table error when trying to add rows?

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This Row already belongs to another table error when trying to add rows?
I have a Datatable that contains 597 Columns and 20 Rows and are trying to export the data to excel. However, Excel has a maximum column count 256 and so I need to divide the source data into 3 datatables to make the export work.
Below is the code I have written.
var dtmasterdata = data.Tables[name];
for (int j = 1; j < datatableNumberCount; j++)
{
DataTable dt2 = new DataTable();
dt2.TableName = "Master_" + j;
dt2 = dtmasterdata.Copy();
foreach (DataColumn col in dtmasterdata.Columns)
{
DataColumn dtcol = new DataColumn();
dtcol = col;
dt2.Columns.Add(dtcol.ColumnName, dtcol.DataType);
}
for (int k = 0; k < dtmasterdata.Rows.Count; k++)
{
DataRow dr = dt2.NewRow();
dr = dtmasterdata.Rows[k];
dt2.ImportRow(dtmasterdata.Rows[k]);
//dt2.Rows.Add(dr.ItemArray);
}
After that I need to delete few columns like below and I want to create 3 datatables
foreach (DataColumn col in dtmasterdata.Columns)
{
if (j == 1)
{
// condition 1
if (col.Ordinal >= 255)
{
dt2.Columns.RemoveAt(col.Ordinal);
}
}
if (j == 2)
{
// condition 2.
if (col.Ordinal < 255 || col.Ordinal >= 510)
{
dt2.Columns.RemoveAt(col.Ordinal);
}
}
if (j == 3)
{
// condition 3.
if (col.Ordinal <= 510 || col.Ordinal >= 765)
{
dt2.Columns.Add(col);
}
}
}
int worksheetNumber = 1;
string worksheetNameWithNumber = "Master Data";
if (worksheetNumber > 1)
worksheetNameWithNumber = String.Format("{0}_{1}", ws1, worksheetNumber.ToString());
Infragistics.Excel.Worksheet worksheet = wb.Worksheets.Add(worksheetNameWithNumber);
Infragistics.WebUI.UltraWebGrid.UltraWebGrid masterData1 = new Infragistics.WebUI.UltraWebGrid.UltraWebGrid("masterDataGrid");
masterData1.Browser = Infragistics.WebUI.UltraWebGrid.BrowserLevel.UpLevel;
masterData1.DataSource = dt2;
masterData1.DataMember = "Master_" + j;
masterData1.DisplayLayout.HeaderStyleDefault.Font.Bold = true;
masterData1.DisplayLayout.HeaderStyleDefault.Font.Name = "Arial";
masterData1.DisplayLayout.HeaderStyleDefault.Font.Size = FontUnit.Parse("10px");
masterData1.DisplayLayout.HeaderStyleDefault.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightGray;
masterData1.DisplayLayout.RowStyleDefault.Font.Name = "Arial";
masterData1.DisplayLayout.RowStyleDefault.Font.Size = FontUnit.Parse("10px");
Infragistics.WebUI.UltraWebGrid.UltraGridBand masterBand1 = new Infragistics.WebUI.UltraWebGrid.UltraGridBand();
masterData1.Bands.Add(masterBand1);
dgResults.Controls.Add(masterData1);
masterData1.DataBind();
wb.ActiveWorksheet = worksheet;
this.ugWebGridExporter.Export(masterData1, worksheet);
worksheetNumber++;

Your error is because you are trying to add a column to a datatable that already belongs to your source datatable.
dt2.Columns.Add(col);
You can't just iterate through the columns of a datatable and add them to another.
I've a solution to this, which involves cloning the source data and removing what you don't need.
1st, make 3 clones of the datatables you need. Below is an example with me creating my own source table with 596 columns. Notice that clone only takes the data table structure, no data!
var source597ColsTable = new DataTable("Source");
for (var i = 0; i <= 596; i++)
{
source597ColsTable.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Column" + i , typeof(string)));
}
DataRow newRow = source597ColsTable.NewRow();
source597ColsTable.Rows.Add(newRow);
var cols0To199Table = source597ColsTable.Clone();
var cols200To399Table = source597ColsTable.Clone();
var cols400To596Table = source597ColsTable.Clone();
Next copy all the rows from the source table into the clones. The below is a simple function to do so.
private DataTable CopyRowsFromSource(DataTable sourceTable, DataTable destinationTable)
{
foreach (DataRow row in sourceTable.Rows)
{
destinationTable.Rows.Add(row.ItemArray);
}
return destinationTable;
}
Then call this function for each of your tables.
cols0To199Table = CopyRowsFromSource(source597ColsTable, cols0To199Table);
cols200To399Table = CopyRowsFromSource(source597ColsTable, cols200To399Table);
cols400To596Table = CopyRowsFromSource(source597ColsTable, cols400To596Table);
Finally, remove all the columns from the datatables to give you your split.
private DataTable RemoveColumns(DataTable table, int startCol, int endCol)
{
var colsToRemove = new List<DataColumn>();
for (var colCount = startCol; colCount <= endCol; colCount++)
{
colsToRemove.Add(table.Columns[colCount]);
}
foreach (DataColumn col in colsToRemove)
{
table.Columns.Remove(col);
}
return table;
}
Then call.. again for each cloned table.
cols0To199Table = RemoveColumns(cols0To199Table, 200, 596);
cols200To399Table = RemoveColumns(cols200To399Table, 0, 199);
cols200To399Table = RemoveColumns(cols200To399Table, 200, 396);
cols400To596Table = RemoveColumns(cols400To596Table, 0, 399);
After running this, you will have 3 datatables, columns 0-199, 200-399 and 400-596.
Hope that helps.

I am not sure to have really understood all of your code, but to copy a subset of columns to another datatable there is a very simple method in the DataView class named ToTable where you can list the columns you want in the new table. As added bonus, this method copies also the data in the 20 rows of your original table.
So the only difficult is to list these columns to the method.
You can proceed in this way using linq over the DataColumn collection
string[] firstCols = dtmasterdata.Columns
.Cast<DataColumn>()
.Take(255)
.Select(x => x.ColumnName).ToArray();
string[] secondCols = dtmasterdata.Columns
.Cast<DataColumn>()
.Skip(255)
.Take(255)
.Select(x => x.ColumnName).ToArray();
string[] thirdCols = dtmasterdata.Columns
.Cast<DataColumn>()
.Skip(510)
.Select(x => x.ColumnName).ToArray();
DataTable t1 = dtmasterdata.DefaultView.ToTable("Master_1", false, firstCols);
DataTable t2 = dtmasterdata.DefaultView.ToTable("Master_2", false, secondCols);
DataTable t3 = dtmasterdata.DefaultView.ToTable("Master_3", false, thirdCols);

Add specific rows from dataGridView depending on search value

Following issue:
I have a datatable and a list which contains specific values.
routIds = col1Items.Distinct().ToList();
String searchValue = String.Empty;
int rowIndex = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < routIds.Count; i++)
{
searchValue = routIds[i];
foreach (DataGridViewRow row in form1.dataGridView5.Rows)
{
if (row.Cells[form1.routingIdBox.Text].Value != null) // Need to check for null if new row is exposed
{
if (row.Cells[form1.routingIdBox.Text].Value.ToString().Equals(searchValue))
{
rowIndex = row.Index;
foreach (DataGridViewColumn column in form1.dataGridView5.Columns)
dtRout.Columns.Add(column.Name);
for (int k = 0; k < form1.dataGridView5.Rows.Count; k++)
{
dtRout.Rows.Add();
for (int j = 0; j < form1.dataGridView5.Columns.Count; j++)
{
datTable.Rows[k][j] = form1.dataGridView5.Rows[rowIndex].Cells[j].Value;
}
}
}
}
}
}
I want to search the first column from my datagridview and check if it matches a specific value (from my array - routIds). If yes then I want to add the whole row into a datatable but I don't know how this works exactly. Tried around but I get exceptions (specific row not found).

Assuming you have a DataTable as your underlying DataSource. I would not iterate through the DataGridViewRows.
DataTable dataSource = dataGridView.DataSource as DataTable; // if it is a DataTable. If not, please specify in your question
// let's make a DataTable, which is a copy of your DataSource
DataTable dataTableFoundIds = new DataTable();
foreach (DataColumn column in dataSource.Columns)
dataTableFoundIds.Columns.Add(column.ColumnName, column.DataType);
// iterate through your routeIds
foreach (int id in routeIds)
{
var row = dataSource.AsEnumerable().FirstOrDefault(item => item["col1"].Equals(id)); // take the first row in your DataSource that matches your routeId
if (row != null)
{
dataTableFoundIds.Rows.Add(row.ItemArray); // if we find something, insert the whole row of our source table
}
}
Hope this helps!
UPDATE: if you want to find all occurances:
foreach (int id in routeIds)
{
var rows = dataSource.AsEnumerable().Where(item => item["col1"].Equals(id)); // take all rows in your DataSource that match your routeId
foreach(var row in rows)
{
dataTableFoundIds.Rows.Add(row.ItemArray); // if we find something, insert the whole row of our source table
}
}

list Values to dataTable

I created a list from an excel document that has partnumbers on the every other starting with the first, and prices on every other row, starting with the second.
Lets say I initialize a datatable like so..
DataTable priceListTable = new DataTable();
priceListTable.Columns.Add("ItemNumber", typeof(string));
priceListTable.Columns.Add("Price", typeof(Float));
And my list (called recordList) looks this;
001-001
1.45
001-002
3.49
How do I get the first two rows of the list to fill the columns of the dataTable?

Here's one solution.
Loop over the list 2 items at a time starting from the 2nd item. This makes sure you always have a pair of items to use.
for (int i = 1; i < list.Count; i += 2)
{
DataRow row = table.NewRow();
row["ItemNumber"] = list[i-1];
row["Price"] = list[i];
table.Rows.Add(row);
}

string ItemNumber = "ItemNumber";
string Price = "Price";
DataTable priceListTable = new DataTable();
DataRow row;
priceListTable.Columns.Add(ItemNumber);
priceListTable.Columns.Add(Price);
int counter = 0;
foreach(string s in recordList)
{
myTableSize++;
}
foreach(string s in recordList)
{
if (counter < myTableSize)
{
row = priceListTable.NewRow();
row[ItemNumber] = recordList[counter];
row[Price] = recordList[counter + 1];
priceListTable.Rows.Add(row);
counter++;
counter++;
}

select certain columns of a data table

I have a datatable and would like to know if its possible for me to select certain columns and input the data on a table. the columns are set out as below
|col1 |col2 |col3|col4 |col5 |col6|col7 |col8 |col9 |col10 |col11 |
I want to select column col1, col2 col6, col7,col3. and dispay the data in a gridview of the rows within the datatable.. currently the code that i am using is below and onmly selects certain data. I am not selecting the data from sql its data being selected from another excel which is stored in a datatable.. but i am in need of the other columns in another area as well.. this data is being written into a table in word
for (int i = 1; i < table.Rows.Count; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < table.Columns.Count; j++)
{
if (j == 0)
{
val = filteredData.Rows[row][col].ToString();
}
else
{
val = filteredData.Rows[row][col].ToString();
if (val == "-" || val == "")
{
val = filteredData.Rows[row][col].ToString();
}
else
{
val = Convert.ToString(Math.Round(Convert.ToDouble(filteredData.Rows[row][col]), MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero));
}
}
table[j, i].TextFrame.Text = val;
col++;
}

Also we can try like this,
string[] selectedColumns = new[] { "Column1","Column2"};
DataTable dt= new DataView(fromDataTable).ToTable(false, selectedColumns);

First store the table in a view, then select columns from that view into a new table.
// Create a table with abitrary columns for use with the example
System.Data.DataTable table = new System.Data.DataTable();
for (int i = 1; i <= 11; i++)
table.Columns.Add("col" + i.ToString());
// Load the table with contrived data
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
System.Data.DataRow row = table.NewRow();
for (int j = 0; j < 11; j++)
row[j] = i.ToString() + ", " + j.ToString();
table.Rows.Add(row);
}
// Create the DataView of the DataTable
System.Data.DataView view = new System.Data.DataView(table);
// Create a new DataTable from the DataView with just the columns desired - and in the order desired
System.Data.DataTable selected = view.ToTable("Selected", false, "col1", "col2", "col6", "col7", "col3");
Used the sample data to test this method I found:
Create ADO.NET DataView showing only selected Columns

The question I would ask is, why are you including the extra columns in your DataTable if they aren't required?
Maybe you should modify your SQL select statement so that it is looking at the specific criteria you are looking for as you are populating your DataTable.
You could also use LINQ to query your DataTable as Enumerable and create a List Object that represents only certain columns.
Other than that, hide the DataGridView Columns that you don't require.

Here's working example with anonymous output record, if you have any questions place a comment below:                    
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
DataTable table;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
#region TestData
table = new DataTable();
table.Clear();
for (int i = 1; i < 12; ++i)
table.Columns.Add("Col" + i);
for (int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < 5; ++rowIndex)
{
DataRow row = table.NewRow();
for (int i = 0; i < table.Columns.Count; ++i)
row[i] = String.Format("row:{0},col:{1}", rowIndex, i);
table.Rows.Add(row);
}
#endregion
bind();
}
public void bind()
{
var filtered = from t in table.AsEnumerable()
select new
{
col1 = t.Field<string>(0),//column of index 0 = "Col1"
col2 = t.Field<string>(1),//column of index 1 = "Col2"
col3 = t.Field<string>(5),//column of index 5 = "Col6"
col4 = t.Field<string>(6),//column of index 6 = "Col7"
col5 = t.Field<string>(4),//column of index 4 = "Col3"
};
filteredData.AutoGenerateColumns = true;
filteredData.DataSource = filtered.ToList();
}
}

You can create a method that looks like this:
public static DataTable SelectedColumns(DataTable RecordDT_, string col1, string col2)
{
DataTable TempTable = RecordDT_;
System.Data.DataView view = new System.Data.DataView(TempTable);
System.Data.DataTable selected = view.ToTable("Selected", false, col1, col2);
return selected;
}
You can return as many columns as possible.. just add the columns as call parameters as shown below:
public DataTable SelectedColumns(DataTable RecordDT_, string col1, string col2,string col3,...)
and also add the parameters to this line:
System.Data.DataTable selected = view.ToTable("Selected", false,col1, col2,col3,...);
Then simply implement the function as:
DataTable myselectedColumnTable=SelectedColumns(OriginalTable,"Col1","Col2",...);
Thanks...

DataView dv = new DataView(Your DataTable);
DataTable dt = dv.ToTable(true, "Your Specific Column Name");
The dt contains only selected column values.

How find datarows and change index of datarow in an existing datatable?

I have an existing DataTable with thousand rows and want to find the rows and set it to become top rows.

I don't know if you're able to, but I would probably add a dummy column to sort by, give the rows you want a higher value in the dummy column, and then sort by the column from bigger to smaller with a DataView.
private void ModifyTable(DataTable toModify)
{ //Add a column to sort by later.
DataColumn col = toModify.Columns.Add("DummySort", typeof(int));
col.DefaultValue = 0;
}
private void SetDummyColumnValue(DataRow dr, int value)
{ //Mark the columns you want to sort to bring to the top.
//Give values bigger than 0!
dr["DummySort"] = value;
}
private DataTable GetSortedTable(DataTable modifiedTable)
{
//Sort by the column from bigger to smaller
DataView dv = new DataView(modifiedTable);
dv.Sort = "DummySort DESC"; return dv.ToTable();
}

You can try to remove and insert row
public void MoveDataRowTo(DataRow dataRow,int destination)
{
DataTable parentTable = dataRow.Table;
int rowIndex = parentTable.Rows.IndexOf(dataRow);
if (rowIndex > 0)
{
DataRow newDataRow = parentTable.NewRow();
for (int index = 0; index < dataRow.ItemArray.Length; index++)
newDataRow[index] = dataRow[index];
parentTable.Rows.Remove(dataRow);
parentTable.Rows.InsertAt(newDataRow, destination);
dataRow = newDataRow;
}
}

DataSet dsAct = new DataSet();
OleDbDataAdapter odaTem = new OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT ActivityId, Activity FROM tbl_Activity", ocnConn);
odaTem.Fill(dsAct, "Activity");
DataRow drTem;
int i = 0;
//Rows want set to be on top is in the table "TopActivity"
foreach (DataRow dr in dsAct.Tables["TopActivity"].Rows)
{
drTem = dsAct.Tables["Activity"].NewRow();
//Clone the row
drTem.ItemArray = dsAct.Tables["Activity"].Rows.Find(dr["Activity_ID"]).ItemArray;
dsAct.Tables["Activity"].Rows.RemoveAt( dsAct.Tables["Activity"].Rows.IndexOf( dsAct.Tables["Activity"].Rows.Find(dr["Activity_ID"])));
dsAct.Tables["Activity"].Rows.InsertAt(drTem, i);
i++;
}