Wilson,
Thank you very much for the explanation.
>> Dim _index As Integer
> 'ListBox has a collection of ListItems
> 'So declared a ListItem and assigned the Text and SelectedValue you are looking for
>> Dim _Item As New ListItem(DS_Products1.Tables(0).Rows(selIndex).Item("SupplierCode"))
>> _Item.Value = _Item.Text
>
>'IndexOf returns the position if the text just search
>> _index = Me.DropDownList1.Items.IndexOf(_Item)
>'If not found _index will contain -1, otherwise will contain the position where the text was found in the List
>
>'So here i am setting the selected item to the position i just found.
>> DropDownList1.SelectedIndex = _index
>
>'If -1 no item will be selected
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