EnableViewState problem

[seans]

Hi, please can someone help with this? I have a dropdown list on an
aspx page bound to a table in an SQL Server database. EnableViewState
is set to true but when I change the entry in the drop down list the
setting doesn't stick and the first item in the list becomes selected.

Is there something else that needs to be done so that the selected item
remains selected?

thanks,

sean

[Siva M]

One reason could be that the dropdown list is cleared and bound everytime
the page is posted back. Use Page.IsPostback and fill the dropdown
accordingly.

Or, possibly some code logic is changing the selection before it is
accessed?

-Siva

"seans" <se******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@g44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
Hi, please can someone help with this? I have a dropdown list on an
aspx page bound to a table in an SQL Server database. EnableViewState
is set to true but when I change the entry in the drop down list the
setting doesn't stick and the first item in the list becomes selected.

Is there something else that needs to be done so that the selected item
remains selected?

thanks,

sean

[Siva M]

One reason could be that the dropdown list is cleared and bound everytime
the page is posted back. Use Page.IsPostback and fill the dropdown
accordingly.

Or, possibly some code logic is changing the selection before it is
accessed?

-Siva

"seans" <se******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:11**********************@g44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
Hi, please can someone help with this? I have a dropdown list on an
aspx page bound to a table in an SQL Server database. EnableViewState
is set to true but when I change the entry in the drop down list the
setting doesn't stick and the first item in the list becomes selected.

Is there something else that needs to be done so that the selected item
remains selected?

thanks,

sean

[seans]

Hi Siva thanks for your reply. Do you mean to code the data binding
like this?

if (!Page.IsPostBack) {

sqlConnection2.Open();
sqlDataAdapter1.Fill(dataSet11);
DropDownList2.DataBind();

}

thanks.

sean

[seans]

Hi Siva thanks for your reply. Do you mean to code the data binding
like this?

if (!Page.IsPostBack) {

sqlConnection2.Open();
sqlDataAdapter1.Fill(dataSet11);
DropDownList2.DataBind();

}

thanks.

sean

[Siva M]

Yes. This way the dropdown selection is preserved on further post back.

"seans" <se******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@g47g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
Hi Siva thanks for your reply. Do you mean to code the data binding
like this?

if (!Page.IsPostBack) {

sqlConnection2.Open();
sqlDataAdapter1.Fill(dataSet11);
DropDownList2.DataBind();

}

thanks.

sean

[Siva M]

Yes. This way the dropdown selection is preserved on further post back.

"seans" <se******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:11*********************@g47g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
Hi Siva thanks for your reply. Do you mean to code the data binding
like this?

if (!Page.IsPostBack) {

sqlConnection2.Open();
sqlDataAdapter1.Fill(dataSet11);
DropDownList2.DataBind();

}

thanks.

sean

[seans]

Hi Siva that fixes the problem. Thanks for your help.

sean

[seans]

Hi Siva that fixes the problem. Thanks for your help.

sean