Hi Ravindra, Thanks for your reply. I tried using this:
Dim item as ListItem = dd.items.FindByValue(value) item.Selected = "True" However item is always Nothing (an yes, I checked if value was in the DropDownList and it is). I have no idea what is wrong. I tried ddl.selectedValue = value and ddl.SelectedIndex = index and didn't work neither. I don't understand why the value in my dropDownList is not being set! This dropDownList is inside a FormView and it's bound when a new record is about to be inserted and when a record is about to be edited. If you have any suggestions about what can be wrong, please let me know. Thanks a lot, Ana On May 24, 3:44 am, ravindra kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > use ddl.items.findbyvalue('val').selected=true; > > > > On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 1:20 AM, Ana <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > -- > Ravindra kumar > delhi
