I have my dropdown list in the edit template populated with the correct information. I need to know how to set it to the specific value that the corresponding label contains.
When I try to update using the value given I get the message Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Any help would be appreciated. I've use the code off the 4 guys from rolla site and this is as far as I could get.

I've been successful in getting the selected value into the dropdownlist, still no luck getting the value with the Update command

When you go to update your data you need to get a reference to your control, something like:

public void grid_Update(object sender, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs e)
{
DropDownList d = (DropDownList)e.Item.Cells[x].Controls[x];
}

hth

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