Default dropdownlist to database value

[Michal A. Valasek]

You may add DB items to dropdown either by data binding or "by hand" using
similar code in some loop:

LI = New ListItem
LI.Value = "value"
LI.Text = "Display text"
SomeDropDown.Items.Add(LI)

You can set selected item for example using:
lstVideoName.Items.FindByValue("value").Selected = True

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[alien2_51]

ddlSomeDropDown.Items.FindByValue("Database Value").Selected = True



"Kerri" <kerri@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:08d001c35df6$15080150$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> Hi,
>
> I have an aspx page with a drop down.
>
> This is a page where a user can edit their user profile.
>
> When they go to this page, I want the dropdownlists to
> default to what it is in teh user table.
>
> I have tried calling a function that renders out the
> html, but my html looks like <asp:listitem> so it is not
> interpreting the server side code.
>
> Anyone know how to do this i.e. set the selected value to
> that in the database and render out additional items in
> the list?
>
> Thanks,
> C.