Adding Record To Datagrid Using DropDownList Fails

[gary.huntress]

I'm trying to add a record to a data grid in a pretty standard
fasion. I have a dropdownlist in my footertemplate:

<FooterTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList runat="server" id="newTitle"
DataValueField="ActiveContentTypeID" DataTextField="Title"
DataSource='<%# GetTitles() %>' />
</FooterTemplate>

And as you can see it is filled via the call to GetTitles(). This is
function returns a collection of items rather than a dataset.

The DropDownList does properly fill. The ItemCommand event handler
is properly called and I do recieve the entire dropdown list in the
handler. However, the selectedIndex is always zero. Not -1 and not
the index of the item I have selected.

I can't track down the reason for this. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Gary

[Konstantinos Pantos]

Check and make sure that you're not calling DataBind on the DropDownList
before the ItemCommand fires.
HTH

I'm trying to add a record to a data grid in a pretty standard fasion.
I have a dropdownlist in my footertemplate:

<FooterTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList runat="server" id="newTitle"
DataValueField="ActiveContentTypeID" DataTextField="Title"
DataSource='<%# GetTitles() %>' />
</FooterTemplate>
And as you can see it is filled via the call to GetTitles(). This is
function returns a collection of items rather than a dataset.

The DropDownList does properly fill. The ItemCommand event handler
is properly called and I do recieve the entire dropdown list in the
handler. However, the selectedIndex is always zero. Not -1 and not
the index of the item I have selected.

I can't track down the reason for this. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Gary

[yasodhai]

Hi,
You better go thr this thread. It will guide you. I also faced the
same prob. But Mr.Eliyahu Goldin helped me by giving this thread.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...fb18a7f436d8ba

Hope this will help you...
Regards,
Yaso

On Mar 7, 2:29 am, Konstantinos Pantos <[e-mail]:

Check and make sure that you're not calling DataBind on the DropDownList
before the ItemCommand fires.
HTH

I'm trying to add a record to a data grid in a pretty standard fasion.
I have a dropdownlist in my footertemplate:

<FooterTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList runat="server" id="newTitle"
DataValueField="ActiveContentTypeID" DataTextField="Title"
DataSource='<%# GetTitles() %>' />
</FooterTemplate>
And as you can see it is filled via the call to GetTitles(). This is
function returns a collection of items rather than a dataset.

The DropDownList does properly fill. The ItemCommand event handler
is properly called and I do recieve the entire dropdown list in the
handler. However, the selectedIndex is always zero. Not -1 and not
the index of the item I have selected.

I can't track down the reason for this. Any ideas?

Thanks,

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