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i'm just posting this here for reference.  it is a datagrid that supports standard paging and sorting, and displays the current set of record indices e.g. "1-15 of 1000 records"

private void bindGrid()
{
    DataSet ds = new DB.Audits().SelectAllPendingAudits();

    // the sorting is always retrieved from viewstate, if it exists or not.
    string sort = String.Concat(ViewState["Sort"], "");
    if(sort != "")
        this.lblSort.Text = "Sorted by " + sort + " in ascending order";

    int numRows = ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count;
    if(numRows > 0)
    {
        int start = this.DataGrid1.CurrentPageIndex * this.DataGrid1.PageSize + 1;
        int end = Math.Min(numRows, start + this.DataGrid1.PageSize - 1);
        this.lblHeading.Text = String.Format("Displaying {0}-{1} of {2} records", start, end, numRows);
        this.DataGrid1.AllowPaging = (numRows > this.DataGrid1.PageSize);    // don't show pager unless relevant
        this.DataGrid1.Visible = true;
        DataView dv = new DataView(ds.Tables[0]);
        dv.Sort = sort;
        this.DataGrid1.DataSource = dv;
        this.DataGrid1.DataBind();
    }
    else
    {
        this.lblHeading.Text = "No records";            
        this.DataGrid1.Visible = false;
    }
}

private void DataGrid1_ItemCommand(object source, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs e)
{
    if(e.CommandName == "Sort")
    {
        ViewState["Sort"] = e.CommandArgument.ToString();    // is picked up in bindGrid() function
        this.DataGrid1.CurrentPageIndex = 0;
        this.bindGrid();                
    }            
}

private void DataGrid1_PageIndexChanged(object source, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridPageChangedEventArgs e)
{
    this.DataGrid1.CurrentPageIndex = e.NewPageIndex;
    bindGrid();
}