DropDownList selections no longer work

[branton ellerbee]

HAs anyone ever had the problem of coded and tested DropDownList just stop
working?

I have.

Here is the code:

Dim OTID as Double = 1
'set the var from the recordset
OTID = DReader("ordertypeID_fk")

'Populate the dropdown and select the item with the ID returned from the DB
ExecSql = "SELECT * FROM vw_GetOrderType"
lstOrderType.DataSource = fetchData(ExecSQL, "otype", DSN)
lstOrderType.DataBind ( )
lstOrderType.items.FindByValue(OTID).selected = true

Code one the page:

<asp:DropDownList id="lstOrderType" runat="server"
DataTextField = "vcOrderType"
DataValueField = "ordertypeID_pk" />

But it doesn't set the value like it should. It just defaults to the first
item in the DropDown.

What is the deal. The code worked when I wrote it and it works else where in
the application. Anyone ever seen this before?

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Are you sure it is finding the value?

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HAs anyone ever had the problem of coded and tested DropDownList just stop
working?

I have.

Here is the code:

Dim OTID as Double = 1
'set the var from the recordset
OTID = DReader("ordertypeID_fk")

'Populate the dropdown and select the item with the ID returned from the
DB
ExecSql = "SELECT * FROM vw_GetOrderType"
lstOrderType.DataSource = fetchData(ExecSQL, "otype", DSN)
lstOrderType.DataBind ( )
lstOrderType.items.FindByValue(OTID).selected = true

Code one the page:

<asp:DropDownList id="lstOrderType" runat="server"
DataTextField = "vcOrderType"
DataValueField = "ordertypeID_pk" />

But it doesn't set the value like it should. It just defaults to the first
item in the DropDown.

What is the deal. The code worked when I wrote it and it works else where
in the application. Anyone ever seen this before?