combobox problem

[drishtik]

hi
i have a combobox which has some values loaded in it
like (eg)
a
b
c
d
i want to retrieve the value from the database (a, or b or c or d)
and then select that item in the combo according ly

foreach (DataRow dr in recs)
{
cmbType.SelectedText = dr["description"].ToString(); //there is only one
item here. is this the best way to iterate?
}

but this doesnt work
dr["description"] has the correct value ie b . and i want to select b in
the combo

i tried combo.selectedvalue and selectedtext but they dont work.
why and how do i solve this?

cmbType.SelectedText = dr["description"].ToString();

[Dan Cimpoiesu]

Try
cmbType.SelectedValue=...

Regards
Dan Cimpoiesu

"drishtik" <sh*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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hi
i have a combobox which has some values loaded in it
like (eg)
a
b
c
d
i want to retrieve the value from the database (a, or b or c or d)
and then select that item in the combo according ly

foreach (DataRow dr in recs)
{
cmbType.SelectedText = dr["description"].ToString(); //there is only one
item here. is this the best way to iterate?
}

but this doesnt work
dr["description"] has the correct value ie b . and i want to select b in
the combo

i tried combo.selectedvalue and selectedtext but they dont work.
why and how do i solve this?

cmbType.SelectedText = dr["description"].ToString();

[idog]

cmbType.Items.FindByText(dr["description"].ToString()).Selected = True

idog

"Dan Cimpoiesu" <da**********@gmx.net> wrote in message
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Try
cmbType.SelectedValue=...

Regards
Dan Cimpoiesu

"drishtik" <sh*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OW*************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

hi
i have a combobox which has some values loaded in it
like (eg)
a
b
c
d
i want to retrieve the value from the database (a, or b or c or d)
and then select that item in the combo according ly

foreach (DataRow dr in recs)
{
cmbType.SelectedText = dr["description"].ToString(); //there is only one item here. is this the best way to iterate?
}

but this doesnt work
dr["description"] has the correct value ie b . and i want to select b in the combo

i tried combo.selectedvalue and selectedtext but they dont work.
why and how do i solve this?

cmbType.SelectedText = dr["description"].ToString();