Thank you, Indresh. However, I should retract my clarification request because the code in the OnRowDataBound event handler works as described in
http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/GridView-CRUD-Select-Insert-Edit-Update-Delete-using-Single-Stored-Procedure-in-ASPNet.aspx
I am baffled and in awe about how this essentially one-liner in OnRowDataBound works. I would be grateful for pointers on where to read up and study in order to understand this "magic"!
r4