oh no! another datagrid dropdown question!

I'm getting there!!!!
I've used the artical http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml
to create my dropdown list from a database. The DDL gets populated! The
artical says, "then set the index as you normally would". Well, what can i
say i can't figure out how to set it.
any ideas would be great!
thanks
kesi guess i need to know where to set the selectedindex as well as how.
thanks
kes

"Kurt Schroeder" wrote:

> I'm getting there!!!!
> I've used the artical http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml
> to create my dropdown list from a database. The DDL gets populated! The
> artical says, "then set the index as you normally would". Well, what can i
> say i can't figure out how to set it.
> any ideas would be great!
> thanks
> kes
You set the index like this:

dropdown.SelectedIndex = 0; // or whatever value you want 1,2,3.

"Kurt Schroeder" wrote:

> I'm getting there!!!!
> I've used the artical http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml
> to create my dropdown list from a database. The DDL gets populated! The
> artical says, "then set the index as you normally would". Well, what can i
> say i can't figure out how to set it.
> any ideas would be great!
> thanks
> kes
thanks for answering.
that will not work because the dropdown list is a child control of the
datagrid. I tried it and i gives me a run time error. even afteri manuelly
decoarred it a protected with events...
but thanks! and please let me know if i'm wrong about this!
kes
"Tu-Thach" wrote:

> You set the index like this:
> dropdown.SelectedIndex = 0; // or whatever value you want 1,2,3.
> "Kurt Schroeder" wrote:
> > I'm getting there!!!!
> > I've used the artical http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml
> > to create my dropdown list from a database. The DDL gets populated! The
> > artical says, "then set the index as you normally would". Well, what can i
> > say i can't figure out how to set it.
> > any ideas would be great!
> > thanks
> > kes
How did you get a hold of the DropDownList? Did you use the FindControl
method?

"Kurt Schroeder" wrote:

> thanks for answering.
> that will not work because the dropdown list is a child control of the
> datagrid. I tried it and i gives me a run time error. even afteri manuelly
> decoarred it a protected with events...
> but thanks! and please let me know if i'm wrong about this!
> kes
> "Tu-Thach" wrote:
> > You set the index like this:
> > dropdown.SelectedIndex = 0; // or whatever value you want 1,2,3.
> > "Kurt Schroeder" wrote:
> > > I'm getting there!!!!
> > > I've used the artical http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml
> > > to create my dropdown list from a database. The DDL gets populated! The
> > > artical says, "then set the index as you normally would". Well, what can i
> > > say i can't figure out how to set it.
> > > any ideas would be great!
> > > thanks
> > > kes
i have it figured out now, thanks.
kes

"Tu-Thach" wrote:

> How did you get a hold of the DropDownList? Did you use the FindControl
> method?
> "Kurt Schroeder" wrote:
> > thanks for answering.
> > that will not work because the dropdown list is a child control of the
> > datagrid. I tried it and i gives me a run time error. even afteri manuelly
> > decoarred it a protected with events...
> > but thanks! and please let me know if i'm wrong about this!
> > kes
> > "Tu-Thach" wrote:
> > > You set the index like this:
> > > > dropdown.SelectedIndex = 0; // or whatever value you want 1,2,3.
> > > > "Kurt Schroeder" wrote:
> > > > > I'm getting there!!!!
> > > > I've used the artical http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/050801-1.shtml
> > > > to create my dropdown list from a database. The DDL gets populated! The
> > > > artical says, "then set the index as you normally would". Well, what can i
> > > > say i can't figure out how to set it.
> > > > any ideas would be great!
> > > > thanks
> > > > kes