>All,
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> I have a webform with a dropdown box on it. Is there a built in way to set the selected item in the combo box?

Hi Jim
From code, you can assign the DropList.SelectedIndex property to a number (index of the item), or you can navigate the Items collection and set the Selected property to true for the desired item.

On the designer -if your list contents are fixed- you can assign the descriptions, value and selected attribute of each item thru the [..] button on the Items property.

HTH and bye.
Jose.