retreiving data in dropbox

[Kunal P]

hi i am devloping a c# web based appl. i wanted to ask as to how to retreieve data to drop down boxes. i wanted to update details of employees.. for eg. their state of residence. though the addition was done by way of drop down box. but now how shud i retrieve the field so that the drop down box shows the state of the employee. to retrieve to textfields i m using this fname.Text = "" + dread["FirstName"].ToString();

Kunal Piyush

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fname.Text = dropdownlist.SelectedValue Not difficult if you read the documentation

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[Kunal P]

i guess this piece of code wud assign the text box the value of the selecte item in the drop down box.. my problem was a bit different, i wanted the value from the database to be reflected in the drop down box.. sorry if i was not able to clarify myself..

Kunal

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http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/31723w77(vs.80).aspx[^] Again, not very difficult to find if you look for the information

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[Kunal P]

Mark Nischalke wrote:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/31723w77(vs.80).aspx\[^\] Again, not very difficult to find if you look for the information

i dont want to populate the drop down list. All i want is that the drop down lost box shows a value from the databse of a particular person. eg. i want to update the state of residence of an employee.. on the update page.. the drop down shud show selected state.. the user is allowed to change the state... i hope i m clear now.

Kunal Piyush