I have a dropdownlist in a formview which looks like this:
Code:
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList5" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="True" 
DataSourceID="SqlDataSource6" DataTextField="StaffName" 
DataValueField="StaffName" SelectedValue='<%# Bind("LetterName") %>'>
<asp:ListItem Value=""> </asp:ListItem>
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