Stephen,

You need to DataBind it, like this:

this.DataBindings.Add("SelectedValue", MyDataSet, "ap_opening");

~~Bonnie


>I have an edit page with a few (to many) drop downs.
>
>First is Opening, the Select Distinct from the data brings back 8 items and I add the other 2 making a total of 10 items.
>
>When the user picks a new item to edit how do I sync the opening "Left" dropdown with the dataset ap_opening column?
>
>TIA
>
>__Stephen