Hi folks: I just started to populate my dropdownlists dynamically and since then although the lists get populated, I get the following error when I click "AddToCart" process command:
Source Error:


Line 121: DropDownList ddlW = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("ddlWidth");
Line 122:
Line 123: Server.Transfer("AddToCart.aspx?ProductID=" + e.CommandArgument.ToString()
Line 124: + "&shoecolor=" +
Line 125: ddlC.SelectedItem.Text +
Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\perrys\shoedetails.aspx.cs Line: 123
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Here is my code file:

        private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            // Put user code to initialize the page here


            string query = "select * from Shoes where ShoeID='" +
                Request.QueryString [ "id" ] + "'";

            SqlConnection cnShoes = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ConnectionString"]);
            SqlCommand cmdSelect = new SqlCommand(query, cnShoes);
            cnShoes.Open();
            SqlDataReader shoeReader = cmdSelect.ExecuteReader();
            if (shoeReader.Read() == true)
            {
                lblShoeName.Text = shoeReader["ShoeID"].ToString();
                if (lblShoeName.Text == "11")
                {

                    ddlColor.Items.Insert(0, "");
                    ddlColor.Items.Insert(1, "Black");
                    ddlSize.Items.Insert(0, "");
                    ddlSize.Items.Insert(1, "8");
                    ddlSize.Items.Insert(1, "8.5");

                }

            }
            cnShoes.Close();


            myData.DataSource = fetchReader ( query, "shoes");
            myData.DataBind();

        }

        private void processCommand(object source, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListCommandEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.CommandName.Equals("AddToCart"))

            {

                DropDownList ddlC = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("ddlColor");
                DropDownList ddlS = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("ddlSize");
                DropDownList ddlW = (DropDownList)e.Item.FindControl("ddlWidth");

                Server.Transfer("AddToCart.aspx?ProductID=" + e.CommandArgument.ToString()
                    + "&shoecolor=" +
                    ddlC.SelectedItem.Text +
                    "&shoesize=" +
                    ddlS.SelectedItem.Text +
                    "&shoewidth=" + ddlW.SelectedItem.Text);
            }

        }
}
}
How do I go about rectifying this? Thanks.

It looks like this is caused by the way you add the items to your drop-down list.

Right now, ever time the page loads, you add your items. This means that when the page is posted back, the items are added again, clearing out the SelectedItem.

Wrap the code that adds the items in a !IsPostBack block:

if (!IsPostBack)
{
  // Add items here
}
else
{
  // Items have been added and should still be there.
}

HtH,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: Don't Ever Get Tired by Tindersticks (Track 6 from the album: Can our love...) What's This?

Thanks Imar. I got it working now -- I don't know about the page load event impacting this. I just took out the find control code as follows:
private void processCommand(object source, System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataListCommandEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.CommandName.Equals("AddToCart"))

            {Server.Transfer("AddToCart.aspx?ProductID=" + e.CommandArgument.ToString()
                    + "&shoecolor=" + ddlColor.SelectedItem.Text
                     +
                    "&shoesize=" + ddlSize.SelectedItem.Text
                    +
                    "&shoewidth=" + ddlWidth.SelectedItem.Text);
            }

        }

Right, so the drop-down applies to the page, and to an individual DataGrid row?

In that case, it makes sense. FindControl is used to find a repeated control (as is the case with a control in a DataGridItem) by name. If you have just a drop-down in your page, you can reference it by its name directly...

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
While typing this post, I was listening to: My Friend Goo by Sonic Youth (Track 6 from the album: Goo) What's This?