Posted on: 6/18/2014 7:50:22 PM | Views : 458

hi all - i am using the code below to get the selected value of a dropdownlist to pass as a paramter to the functions as shown below. however, the first time the page loads, the value of the parameter @Company_Id is NULL because ddlCompanies.SelectedValue also seems to be NULL.
bt when i change the value of the company from dropdownlist, it works but it doesn't work the first time the page loads. any idea what is happening? thanks in advance!!

SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NNConnectionString"].ConnectionString); conn.Open(); SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SELECT Description FROM [ufn_Get_Stats](@Company_ID)", conn); cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Company_ID", ddlCompanies.SelectedValue); var obj = cmd.ExecuteScalar(); if (obj != null) { ...

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