"choose one" in a dropdownlist

[Cirene]

I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?

Thanks.

[Geek]

Re: "choose one" in a dropdownlist

On Jun 4, 4:47 pm, "Cirene" <cir...@nowhere .comwrote:

I have a databound drop down list.  What is the easiest way to put the 1st
item as "choose one"?
>
Thanks.

if u did not complete it yet.set the selectedindex property to the 1.

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: &quot;choose one&quot; in a dropdownlist

"Cirene" <cirene@nowhere .comwrote in message
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>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
>item as "choose one"?

MyDDL.Items.Ins ert(0, new ListItem("Choos e one", ""));


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[Eliyahu Goldin]

Re: &quot;choose one&quot; in a dropdownlist

<asp:dropdownli st ... AppendDataBound Items="true" ..>
<asp:ListItem Text="choose one" Value="-1" />
</asp:dropdownlis t>

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Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
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"Cirene" <cirene@nowhere .comwrote in message
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>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
>item as "choose one"?
>
Thanks.
>

[xzzy]

Re: &quot;choose one&quot; in a dropdownlist

another possibility is in sql server, something like

select field01, field02 from tablename union '<< Chose One>>' as aa, -1 as
bb from tablename

and then .bind in codebehind etc.

John Bickmore

https://www.MyReader.net

"Cirene" <cirene@nowhere .comwrote in message
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>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
>item as "choose one"?
>
Thanks.
>

[Cirene]

Re: &quot;choose one&quot; in a dropdownlist

thanks everyone !

all great advice!

"xzzy" <mrbikejoc1@com cast.netwrote in message
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another possibility is in sql server, something like
>
select field01, field02 from tablename union '<< Chose One>>' as aa, -1 as
bb from tablename
>
and then .bind in codebehind etc.
>
John Bickmore

https://www.MyReader.net

"Cirene" <cirene@nowhere .comwrote in message
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>>I have a databound drop down list. What is the easiest way to put the 1st
>>item as "choose one"?
>>
>Thanks.
>>

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