Gridview word wrap issue

Hi, I have a gridview that I am having some trouble formatting in firefox.

I have a row called "URL" that can contain long fields like 
http://test.grovest.com?variables=8324723984723984723948732948372948274923847239
8

(note the lack of a space character) 

In IE, I can set the width of the gridview and it inserts breaks into the fields
automattically. 

 However, in firefox the field never breaks in the gridview cell and makes the
gridview realllllllly long.


 Is there a way for me to make this cell have a certain width in firefox?

create a function that splits the value 

 

<asp:gridviewid="GridView"runat="server"  ..>

<Columns>

 

<asp:templatefield>

<itemtemplate><%# truncate(DataBinder.Eval(Container,
"DataItem.Column").ToString, MaxChars)%>

</itemtemplate>

...</asp:gridview>

  Function truncate(ByVal originalInput As System.String,ByVal MaxChars as
integer) As System.String

IfNot originalInput IsNothingAndAlso originalInput <> ""Then

If originalInput.Length > MaxChars Then

IfNot originalInput.Substring(0, MaxChars).Contains(" ") ThenReturn
originalInput.Substring(0, MaxChars) + " " +
originalInput.Substring(MaxChars)

ElseReturn originalInput

EndIf

ElseReturn originalInput

EndIf

EndIf

Return""

EndFunction

perhaps there is a more elegant way of doing this?

i will have to test it becuase i always forget this but i dont thing firefox
respect this  Wrap="true"

 <asp:boundfieldHeaderText="Somefield"DataField="Somefield&quo
t; >

<ItemStyleHorizontalAlign="Left"Width="80px"Wrap="tr
ue"/>

</asp.boundfield>

 

alternatively use Rowcreated function of gridview 

 Sub RowCreated(ByVal sender AsObject, ByVal e As GridViewRowEventArgs)

If e.Row.RowType = System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataControlRowType.DataRow Then

..... mulipulate teh value of cell here

end if 

end sub

hi!

i don't know much about elegance 'cause most of time I am dealing with clientS
that want first functionality so consider this...

 

<asp:Panel ID="Panel1" runat="server"
ScrollBars="Auto" width="100%">
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1"
runat="server"></asp:GridView>
</asp:Panel>

 

ciao ;-)