>>I have a DropDownList on my page. Loading it like this:
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>>

>>cboProgramManager.DataSource = dsProgMgr.Tables[0];
>>cboProgramManager.DataTextField = "Program Manager";
>>cboProgramManager.DataValueField = "Program Manager";
>>cboProgramManager.DataBind();
>>cboProgramManager.SelectedIndex = -1;
>>

>>
>>When I run it the first item in the list is selected. I don't want any item selected by default.
>
>From help:
>Use the SelectedIndex property to programmatically specify or determine the index of the selected item from the DropDownList control. An item is always selected in the DropDownList control.
>(my emphasis)
>One solution is to add a dummy entry at the top:

cboProgramManager.DataBind();
>cboProgramManager.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem("Select...."));

so that a SelectedIndex of 0 means nothing chosen....

This is the approach I always take.