hi all...

i have a dropdownlist inside a page, i fill it in this way:

this code is in the page load.

after that i have and execute buttom to get the new value and redirect to a new page, but the combo always return the first value.. (not the select one, the first loaded in the combo).
anyone knows what im doing wrong??

thanks in advance...

also, how can i keep the data inside the combo between postbacks?? (so i dont have to fill it everytime the user make a selection??)

HTH

Gonzalo

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Wrap your code in an IF IsNotIsPostBack:

If Not IsPostBack Then
        Dim Db As New OleDb.OleDbConnection
        If Not OpenDatabase(Db) Then
            Response.Redirect("Errores.aspx", True)
        End If
        Dim DbCom As New OleDb.OleDbCommand
        DbCom.CommandText = "Select * FROM dependencias"
        DbCom.Connection = Db
        Dim DbRead As OleDb.OleDbDataReader = DbCom.ExecuteReader
        DdlDependencias.DataSource = DbRead
        DdlDependencias.DataTextField = "Nombre"
        DdlDependencias.DataValueField = "Codigo"
        DdlDependencias.DataBind()
End If

Jim

thanks for the help.. now if i do that then the combo (DdlDependencias) has no reference to the selecteditem in the buttom_click event (looks like the combo was unload before the click event??).. i had that in one version but them i take it off.. what im trying to do and no accomplish is to have a combo to populate a grid after the user make any selection, maybe you have an example i could try??

thanks again...

HTH

Gonzalo

do you want to have the user selecct an item in the ddl then use that value as a parameter to fill a datagrid?

If so, use the selecedindexchanged event of the ddl.

thank's for the help.

i try it without postback (nothing happend) and with postback (nothing happend either)...

could it be because i have the webform that inherits from another web form (take it from the msdn to make webforms with frames, but the code works ok (or at least for the rest of the things).

any other idea i can try?? i can paste all the code here but i dont think it will help. maybe the frames prevent the indexchange event to run???

HTH

Gonzalo

it could be because of the inheritance and the frames.. I can only guess since I don't have all the code and pages. Keep digging.. I am sure you will figure it out

yep yep.. the problems are the frames or the inheritance.. try it in a clean project and work perfect.. i will change my app to a normal one.. thanks for the help..



HTH

Gonzalo

Glad to help :)

Jim