Specificed arguement was out of range of valid values.

[mike55]

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:

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]

Make sure "Select Organisation Type" is a possible value.

[mike55]

Make sure "Select Organisation Type" is a possible value.

 

 

Yep, its a value that exists in the drop down. Got around the problem by using the following code:

Me.ddlOrgtype.Items(6).Selected() = True

Possible not the best way to do it, but still it works

 

Mike55

[mark007]

Are you sure it was a value and not just the displayed text?

[JTDPublix]

Are you sure it was a value and not just the displayed text?

 

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"