Posted on: 7/7/2014 7:05:12 PM | Views : 447

Hi, I've been able to select a DropDownList item programatically in the past, using syntax like.
StaffName.SelectedValue = "DD"
I had populated those drop down lists like this:
StaffName.Items.Add(New ListItem("Daniel Dunn", "DD"))
But for my current application it does not work, this is how I am populating the drop down list, do I need to do something differnet?
Many Thanks

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