>>>>>>>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)