Server control won't bind to database

[roblasch]

I have a server control that inherits a dropdownlist. I can't for the life of me get it to bind in a formview insert template.

<TeamDD:TeamDropDownList ID="TeamID" runat="server" DataTable="tblTeams" DataTextField="TeamName" ConnectString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:MallersConnectionString %>">
</TeamDD:TeamDropDownList>

a regular dropdownlist resides nearby and works fine for the insert.

<asp:DropDownList ID="VenueID" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource5"
Text='<%# Bind("VenueID") %>' CssClass="standardInput" DataTextField="Venue" DataValueField="VenueID">
</asp:DropDownList>

If I run the insert like this it works. If I add the bind statement to the server control I get the following error:
The type name 'TeamDropDownList' does not exist in the type 'TeamDropDownList.TeamDropDownList'

The line number the error is pointing to is the formview tag.

Any ideas?

The custom contol doesn't do anything except filter the drop down based on the logged in user.

[roblasch]

http://bursjootech.blogspot.com/2008...nce1-does.html This was the problem. the class was sharing the same name as the namespace.