I have already written the code to break up the table into pages including first, prior, next, and last links as well as searching etc..

Now all I need is a simple way to build up a structure like you have.

Is there any way you would consider doing a simple controller, view, etc.. that shows a table, and allows the data to be updated and posted back to the database?

I tried to use your approach, but I cannot get it to even execute, I am definitely missing something.

Again, thank you for your additions though, I'm sure someone will glean
valuable information from this.

public static Customer Create() {
var customer = new Customer
{
FirstName = “Bob”,
LastName = “Jackson”
};
customer.Orders = new List<Order>
{
new Order
{
OrderNumber = “OR-001″,
LineItems = new List<LineItem>
{
new LineItem { Name = “Chocolate”, Price = 1.99, Quantity = 2},
new LineItem { Name = “Coffee”, Price = 4.99, Quantity = 1},
new LineItem { Name = “Chrome Rims”, Price = 199.99, Quantity = 4}
}
},
new Order
{
OrderNumber = “OR-002″,
LineItems = new List<LineItem>
{
new LineItem { Name = “Sneakers”, Price = 51.99, Quantity = 1},
new LineItem { Name = “Iced Out Grill Piece”, Price = 4099.99, Quantity = 1},
new LineItem { Name = “iPad”, Price = 4.99, Quantity = 4}
}
},

};

return customer;
}

Then in controller simply do this:

static Customer fCustomer = Customer.Create();
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View(fCustomer);
}

public ActionResult Save(Customer customer)
{
fCustomer = customer; //add this line for user change

// Set a breakpoint here and then investigate the customer, their orders and line items
// to see that they have changed.
Console.WriteLine(customer.Orders.Count());
Console.WriteLine(customer.Orders.First().LineItems.First().Name);
return RedirectToAction(“index”);
}

Order:<%= Html.TextBoxFor(x=>x.OrderNumber) %>

the example is great but it miss the way we can add a new row to the collection. How can you do that and have a the right sequence Id for the new fields?

i try to make it via jQuery and ajax!
thank you very much if you have a solution for that.