The code below has worked for me in the past
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Regards
John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
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<%@ Page Language="VB" Debug="true" %>
<script language=VB runat=server>
Sub Page_Load(Sender As Object, E As EventArgs)
Dim Padding As String
Dim writer As New System.IO.StringWriter()
Dim DecodedString As String
Padding = " "
Server.HtmlDecode(Padding, writer)
Padding = writer.ToString()
myDropDownList2.Items.Add(Padding & " MVP's")
Padding = " &nb sp;"
Server.HtmlDecode(Padding, writer)
Padding = writer.ToString()
myDropDownList2.Items.Add(Padding & " MVP's")
myDropDownList2.Items.Add("MVP's" & Padding & "Do Their best")
End Sub
</script>
<html>
<head><title>Padding DropListBox</title></head>
<body>
<form fred runat="server">
<asp:dropdownlist
id="MyDropDownList2"
runat="server"
/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
"TJS" <no****@here.com> wrote in message
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I am populating a droplist control from a query.
each line of content in the dropdownlist gets "trimmed" automatically .
how can I force a leading space to a line in a dropdown list ??
