Assign session variable value to update parameter

Hi, I'm trying to update a sqlserver database through vb.net in an asp.net 2.0 project. I'm using a sqldatasource and am trying to code an update parameter with a session variable.

code snippet:

<UpdateParameters><asp:ParameterName="hrs_credited"/>

<asp:ParameterName="updater_id"DefaultValue="<%$ Session("User_ID")%>"Type="Int32"/>

<asp:ParameterName="activity_id"/>

<asp:ParameterName="attendee_id"/>

</UpdateParameters>

The error message that I receive is:

Error 2 Literal content ('<asp:Parameter Name="updater_id" DefaultValue="" Type="Int32"/>') is not allowed within a 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.ParameterCollection'. C:\Development\CME\dataentry\attendance.aspx 29

Does anyone have an idea how to assign the session var value to the parameter?

Thanks!

There is a special parameter called a SessionParameter that does exactly that. Refer to this page for more information:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.sessionparameter.aspx