Hello all,

I am working on a project that will use alot of datatbound drop down boxes. This question i have is; if the use doesnt select an option from the ddl, I want to change the default option to "Select option" or something like that. I thought I could change it in the options but that didn't take. Can any one help with that?

Thanks in advance.

You can do it one of two ways.  Is this a databound dropdownlist?  If so, you can add a default item in the asp.net markup as long as you specify AppendDataBoundItems = true.

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlCountry" runat="server" DataSourceID="getCountry" DataTextField="Country"
DataValueField="CountryId" AppendDataBoundItems=true >
<asp:ListItem Value="">Select One</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

Or you can add it using code in the code-behind:

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/073101-1.shtml

Can you elaborate your question?

Check the code below:

DropDownList1.DataSource = dt;

DropDownList1.DataBind();

DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("Select","0"));

Thanks a bunch guys! 

I have another question; I have several text boxes and a few checkboxes, and yes i have several tables that they are suppose to write to. My question is; can i complete this action with a bulk insert or what is the best way to do a multy insert to multiple tables when the user clicks the button?