Hi Keidrick, Thanks for your reply. I took a look at the link you sent, but that's exactly what I'm doing. The problem is that when I try to set the selected value, it is not changed and I can't see why. Can you help me with this?
Ana On May 21, 1:07 pm, KeidrickP <[email protected]> wrote: > take a look at > thishttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a5kfekd2%28v=VS.85%29.aspx > > you can get the selected item or the selected value. > > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Ana <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, I have the following code: > > > Protected Sub MyDropDownList_DataBound(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e > > As System.EventArgs) > > Dim drv As DataRowView = MRFormView.DataItem > > Dim ddlValue As String = drv("value") > > Dim ddl As DropDownList = sender > > > If Not IsDBNull(ddlValue) Then > > ddl.SelectedValue = ddlValue > > End If > > End Sub > > > Let's say ddlValue = 100. While debugging, when I check the value for > > ddlSelectedValue after the line ddl.SelectedValue = ddlValue, > > ddl.SelectedValue is and empty String "", even though ddlValue = 100. > > > I know this must be something very simple that are missing, but anyone > > have any suggestions of what is happening? > > > I appreciate your help! > > > Ana > > -- > Keidrick Pettaway > > http://kpettaway.com
