I have designed simple dataentry form which contains some text fields and dropdownlists which are bound to sql server tables. when I click on update button. I am unable to get the selected values from the dropdownlist. it is always giving me the 0th item values irrespective of the selections.

How should I design a simple dataentry screen with dropdownlist.

(like in asp when we click submit button we get all the form values using request.form )

Hi Swati!!
Are you using postback??
is so then ,use dropdownlistboxname.selectedindex.value or text as per ur requirement.
I think you are reinitializes DropDownLists for post back.
following links will help you
http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9127
http://www.codecomments.com/archive3...10-636071.html

Cheers :)

vinod

Hi Swati,
 If you are using AutoPostback method then it is not populated. Please lock this autopostback Method.
That is to set Autopostback = false

Otherwise the to verify the following way u select the item from drop down list.

control.selectedvalue.trim
or
control.selectedindex.value



Regards
Adalarasu. s

Autopostback to True on your Drop Down and then make it = to either a textbox.text or a string in the page load section

What Do You Mean It Does Not Work