I cannot find a working sample or thread on how to implement server side paging w/ a LllblGenProDataSource2 control where LivePersistence == false.

All I want to do is create a grid view bound to a data source control and fetch 5 records at a time.

Set the AllowPaging="True" and PageSiz="xx" for the GridView. And if you set LivePersistence="false", then you should handle the PerformGetDbCount event. This event is raised when the LLBLGenProDataSource(2) control needs to retrieve the number of items in the complete resultset. This event is raised when server side paging is enabled and the total number of items in the resultset is required by the bound control(s).

Thanks for the help.

Here is what I did when you were writing your reply:

Code Behind:

    protected void ApplicantDataSource_PerformSelect(object sender, SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.PerformSelectEventArgs2 e)
    {

        ApplicantDataSource.EntityCollection = MyApplicantEntity.FetchApplicants(e.PageNumber, e.PageSize);
        ApplicantDataSource.DataBind();
    }
    protected void ApplicantDataSource_PerformGetDbCount(object sender, SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.PerformGetDbCountEventArgs2 e)
    {
        e.DbCount = MyApplicantEntity.DbCount();
    }

HTML Code:

    <llblgenpro:LLBLGenProDataSource2 ID="ApplicantDataSource" runat="server" DataContainerType="EntityCollection" EnablePaging="True" 
        EntityFactoryTypeName="Fadv.Ehv2.BusinessLibrary.FactoryClasses.MyApplicantEntityFactory, Fadv.Ehv2.BusinessLibrary" 
        LivePersistence="False" OnPerformSelect="ApplicantDataSource_PerformSelect" 
        OnPerformGetDbCount="ApplicantDataSource_PerformGetDbCount">
    </llblgenpro:LLBLGenProDataSource2>
    
    <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AllowPaging="True" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="ApplId" DataSourceID="ApplicantDataSource" PageSize="25">
        <Columns>
            <asp:BoundField DataField="ApplId" HeaderText="ApplId" ReadOnly="True" SortExpression="ApplId" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="LName" HeaderText="LName" SortExpression="LName" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="FName" HeaderText="FName" SortExpression="FName" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="Dob" HeaderText="Dob" SortExpression="Dob" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="Phone" HeaderText="Phone" SortExpression="Phone" />
            <asp:BoundField DataField="SsnPlainText" HeaderText="SsnPlainText" SortExpression="SsnPlainText" />
        </Columns>
    </asp:GridView>

I am assuming that in the PerformSelect method that I can call ApplicantDataSource.SelectParameters.Add() to add values into the SelectParameters collection. Then I am also assuming that I can then pass ApplicantDataSource.FilterToUse into my FetchMethod to perform programatic filtering on the fly. Are these assumptions correct?

I am assuming that in the PerformSelect method that I can call ApplicantDataSource.SelectParameters.Add() to add values into the SelectParameters collection. Then I am also assuming that I can then pass ApplicantDataSource.FilterToUse into my FetchMethod to perform programatic filtering on the fly. Are these assumptions correct?

Since you are the one doing the fetch (LivePersistence=false) why don't you pass the filter to the fetch method?

Good point.

Thanks again for the help and guidance.