Problems with selecting a default value for a drop down list.

[mike55]

Hi,

 

Have a drop down list that is full of countries, I want to have Ireland set as the default selected value. The code that I am using is as follows:

Me.ddCodes.DataSource = CType(Session("Utility"), DataSet)
Me.ddCodes.DataTextField = "Country"
Me.ddCodes.DataBind()
Me.ddCodes.SelectedValue = "Ireland"

 

However this fails to select the required value? any suggestions on what I am doing wrong... as the same code is working perfectly on other pages.

 

Mike55

[mike55]

I solve my problem...how?...I simple called the method at a later time...I can't understand how it is working now and why it wouldn't work in the begining as all it did is call another short method first, and then call the method that the code resides in.

 

Mike55