So I have a couple dropdown lists in a gridview which is connected to a database via a Sqldatasource. When I try to update the gridview with a selection from the ddl, it refreshes the original selections, not the new ones.

My question is this: Is there an example or section in the book that covers this? I feel like its more than a post back issue, because I've tried it with and without auto post back, among other things.

Scratching my head,
Rex

I ran into this issue when I was trying to make selections based on a gridview and every time it did the postback the page contents would be the same because it was overwriting my selection with the info from the database.

This is how I addressed the issue:

if (!Page.IsPostBack)
GridView1.DataBind();

Must be something else, its still doing the same thing. Thank you for the idea though.

What exactly are you doing when you say you try to update the gridview with your selection?

Well, I have two dropdown lists in a gridview, and the gridview is connected to a DB with a SQLdatasource. I have the gridview set up to update a table in the DB with a couple dropdown lists in its edit template. Clicking the edit link, then making my selections in the DDLs, I hit the update link and the gridview refreshes to its original values. No update in the database either.

I'm assuming its something I'm forgetting in my code, but I've been staring at this for so long, I'm not seeing it.

Well, you could post your code for the update event. Without that it's hard to be specific.

As of my Friday meeting with the client, they want to do away with that particular functionality. I'll still post it up here when I get a chance because now I'm curious. Thanks for the help and interest.