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  gsilva

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  DropDownList Question

  Nov 17, 2003 02:35 AM|LINK

  Hi, I populate a dropdownlist from a database table, but I need to give the user an option to NOT select anything from the dropdownlist, the problem is that the dropdownlist does not have a BLANK item as an option, and I don't want to add a blank record to the table that popuates the dropdownlist as a result, because the list is sorted alphabetically, the first items automatically dispplays on the dropdownlist and I pick it up when I look at SelectedItem.Text for the control. How can I solve this problem? Thanks
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  sazizrahman

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  Nov 17, 2003 02:49 AM|LINK

  U can insert a emply item in the dropdown list using your code. You donot have to add a blank record in the database Mydropdownlist.DataSource = MyDataReader Mydropdownlist.DataBind() Mydropdownlist.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem("", "")) hope that this solve your problem
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