Problem with Web Control Binding

[Andrea Williams]

I have a drop down control that I've added a list item that has a value of
zero and the text name is "[Select One]". And it shows up like it's
supposed to until I bind a dataset to it. The binding seems to remove the
list Item that I added. Is there something I have to set to keep the list
Item that I added via ASPX code? Has anyone been successful in having a
defuatl selection that is not in the data set?

ASPX code:
<asp:DropDownList id="cboConferenceID" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True">
<asp:ListItem Value="0">[Select One]</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

ASP C# code-behind:
this.cboConferenceID.DataSource = dsGeneric;
this.cboConferenceID.DataTextField = vstrDataTextField;
this.cboConferenceID.DataValueField = vstrDataValueField;
this.cboConferenceID.DataBind();

Thanks in advance,
Andrea

PS: VS.NET 2003 on WIN 2000

[bruce barker]

in the codebehind, add it after the bind

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"Andrea Williams" <an*******@hotmail.IHATESpam.com> wrote in message
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I have a drop down control that I've added a list item that has a value of
zero and the text name is "[Select One]". And it shows up like it's
supposed to until I bind a dataset to it. The binding seems to remove the
list Item that I added. Is there something I have to set to keep the list
Item that I added via ASPX code? Has anyone been successful in having a
defuatl selection that is not in the data set?

ASPX code:
<asp:DropDownList id="cboConferenceID" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True">
<asp:ListItem Value="0">[Select One]</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

ASP C# code-behind:
this.cboConferenceID.DataSource = dsGeneric;
this.cboConferenceID.DataTextField = vstrDataTextField;
this.cboConferenceID.DataValueField = vstrDataValueField;
this.cboConferenceID.DataBind();

Thanks in advance,
Andrea

PS: VS.NET 2003 on WIN 2000

[Andrea Williams]

So I'm guessing that this behavior is by design??

I was able to Insert a row after the bind and that works!

Thanks!
Andrea
"bruce barker" <no***********@safeco.com> wrote in message
news:uI**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

in the codebehind, add it after the bind

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"Andrea Williams" <an*******@hotmail.IHATESpam.com> wrote in message
news:#x**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

I have a drop down control that I've added a list item that has a value of zero and the text name is "[Select One]". And it shows up like it's
supposed to until I bind a dataset to it. The binding seems to remove the list Item that I added. Is there something I have to set to keep the list Item that I added via ASPX code? Has anyone been successful in having a
defuatl selection that is not in the data set?

ASPX code:
<asp:DropDownList id="cboConferenceID" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True"> <asp:ListItem Value="0">[Select One]</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

ASP C# code-behind:
this.cboConferenceID.DataSource = dsGeneric;
this.cboConferenceID.DataTextField = vstrDataTextField;
this.cboConferenceID.DataValueField = vstrDataValueField;
this.cboConferenceID.DataBind();

Thanks in advance,
Andrea

PS: VS.NET 2003 on WIN 2000