>>>>>>>I have a DropDownList in a DGV on my page"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>><asp:GridView ID="GridView1"
>>>>>>> runat="server"
>>>>>>> AutoGenerateColumns="False">
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <Columns>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <asp:BoundField DataField="RightKey" HeaderText="RightKey" />
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Allow / Deny">
>>>>>>> <ItemTemplate>
>>>>>>> <asp:DropDownList DataSource='<# GetAllowDenyValues() >' DataTextField="AllowDeny"
>>>>>>> DataValueField="AllowDeny" ID="AllowDeny" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList>
>>>>>>> </ItemTemplate>
>>>>>>> </asp:TemplateField>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <asp:BoundField DataField="RightName" HeaderText="Right Name" />
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> </Columns>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>></asp:GridView>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'm then doing this in the C# code:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>private string ConnectionString = string.Empty;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
>>>>>>>{
>>>>>>> if (!IsPostBack)
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["MyConnStr"].ConnectionString;
>>>>>>> BindData();
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>}
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>public DataSet GetAllowDenyValues()
>>>>>>>{
>>>>>>> SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
>>>>>>> SqlDataAdapter ad = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT DISTINCT CASE WHEN AllowDeny = 0 " +
>>>>>>> " THEN 'No' WHEN AllowDeny = 1 THEN 'Yes'END AS AllowDeny FROM sec_Rights ", myConnection);
>>>>>>> DataSet ds = new DataSet();
>>>>>>> ad.Fill(ds, "AllowDeny");
>>>>>>> return ds;
>>>>>>>}
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>private void BindData()
>>>>>>>{
>>>>>>> SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
>>>>>>> SqlParameter pUserKey = new SqlParameter("@UserKey", 2);
>>>>>>> SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
>>>>>>> cmd.Parameters.Add(pUserKey);
>>>>>>> cmd.Connection = conn;
>>>>>>> cmd.CommandText = "as_GetRightsForUserEx";
>>>>>>> cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> SqlDataAdapter ad = new SqlDataAdapter();
>>>>>>> ad.SelectCommand = cmd;
>>>>>>> DataSet ds = new DataSet();
>>>>>>> ad.Fill(ds, "Rights");
>>>>>>> GridView1.DataSource = ds;
>>>>>>> GridView1.DataBind();
>>>>>>>}
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The DropDownList is being loaded ok, but all columns show 'No'. The column is not respecting the data's AllowDeny column which
>>>>>>>is INT(1 or 0). Only one of the 5 rows being returned in my test actually have a 0 in it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Where are you getting five rows from? The SQL should only return two (assuming there's at least one 1 and one 0 and no other values in the AllowDeny column....
>>>>>
>>>>>The 5 rows are returned from the call to the stored proc as_GetRightsForUserEx in BindData. The Yes/No are only the allowable values for the AllowDeny column in the grid.
>>>>
>>>>It's not too clear what you're trying to do - but it looks overly complicated :-}
>>>>Instead of getting the Listtems for the DropDownList from the DB would something like this work:
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Allow / Deny">
>>>> <ItemTemplate>
>>>> <asp:DropDownList Id="AllowDeny" runat="server"
>>>> SelectedValue='< %# Bind("AllowDeny") % >' >
>>>> <asp:ListItem Value="1">Yes</asp:ListItem>
>>>> <asp:ListItem Value="0">No</asp:ListItem>
>>>> </asp:DropDownList>
>>>> </ItemTemplate>
>>>></asp:TemplateField>
>>>
>>>
>>>What I want to do is create a grid with the name of an access right and a combo that says "Yes" or "No". In the dataset there is a
>>>column called AllowDeny with 1 or 0. I want the combo to be bound to the AllowDeny column, so that for each row, Yes shows if
>>>the AllowDeny column has a 1 in it, and "No" shows if AllowDeny is 0.
>>
>>That's exactly what the code above does......
>>>
>>>I could also use a checkbox if that's easier.
>
>I get a compile err "The 'SelectedValue' property cannot be set declaratively." When I comment it out, it works but not bound.
If you pasted my code then get rid of the extra space before and after the % in that line (they were added to satisfy UT checks)