Specificed arguement was out of range of valid values.

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mike55

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Hi all,

Have filled a dropdown list with data directly from the database. Wish to have a specific value selected when the page first loads. I am using the following line of code:
Code: 
ddlOrgtype.DataSource = dsOrgTypes
ddlOrgtype.DataTextField = "OrgType"
ddlOrgtype.DataValueField = "Identifier"
ddlOrgtype.DataBind()
ddlOrgtype.selectedValue = "Select Organisation Type"

I am getting the error: "Specificed arguement was out of range of valid values.", any suggestions on how to overcome this problem?

Mike55
 
mark007 said:
Make sure "Select Organisation Type" is a possible value.
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Yep, its a value that exists in the drop down. Got around the problem by using the following code:
Code: 
Me.ddlOrgtype.Items(6).Selected() = True
Possible not the best way to do it, but still it works

Mike55
 
mark007 said:
Are you sure it was a value and not just the displayed text?
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You can't set selected "value" by specifying a text value. If you wanted to set it by a text value you'd need to use this:

ddl.SelectedItem.Text = "Select Organisation Type"
 
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