>
> 'System.EventArgs' does not contain a definition for 'FindControl' and no extension method 'FindControl' accepting a first argument of type 'System.EventArgs' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
>
>Also my problem is that control is not being found so it would still return null.
>

Dang, serves me right for pasting code into the editor on the UT then making changes. The code should be:

protected void DropDownList2_DataBound(object sender, ListViewItemEventArgs e)