Thanks got it working.:)

After you bind the data to the dropdownlist, you can add a new listitem and set the index to 0. This will store the blank row at the top of the list and even allow you to set it as selected by default. ------------------------------------- I have no prayer for that. - Stark, Farscape

Thanks for the reply. But when I tried to dynamically generate parameters in the asp:hyperlink's navigateurl, I kept getting a parse error. Anyway I have replaced the asp;hyperlink with a normal a href and it worked!!