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Hi folks,

When I set the datasource of a dropdown list and bind it, the drop down list
always defaults to the first item in the list. I need it to default to
Nothing or NULL or whatever it is now in .NET.

The situation I've got is a group of combo boxes that interelate. So if you
select item 1 from drop down A, you are prompted to select an item in drop
down B and if you select item 2 from drop down A you are prompted to select
an item from drop down C. At the moment my web page is putting a value in
all three drop downs, when it should only ever be two.

Thanks in advance...

Paul
Nov 18 '05 #1
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After you call .DataBind on the dropdownlist, you can add the following to
add a blank item at the beginning, that will be selected

DropDownList1.I tems.Insert(0, "")
DropDownList1.I tems(0).Selecte d = True

--Michael
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Hi folks,

When I set the datasource of a dropdown list and bind it, the drop down list always defaults to the first item in the list. I need it to default to
Nothing or NULL or whatever it is now in .NET.

The situation I've got is a group of combo boxes that interelate. So if you select item 1 from drop down A, you are prompted to select an item in drop
down B and if you select item 2 from drop down A you are prompted to select an item from drop down C. At the moment my web page is putting a value in
all three drop downs, when it should only ever be two.

Thanks in advance...

Paul

Nov 18 '05 #2

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