Private Sub DropDownList1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DropDownList1.SelectedIndexChanged
        Dim x As Integer
        x = DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Value
        Response.Write(x)
    End Sub


The x value that i get is always the first value in the drop down list...it wont write any other value than the first item in the rop down list...anyone know how i can overcome this??thanks

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dropdownlist.list(122)
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Marco

Is this for a WinForm or WebForm page? I know on webforms you can set the value of each entry at runtime I do not believe you can do that on a winform. I tend to select the selectedtext and preform a lookup on the db using a combobox on a winform.

Hope this helps.