Changing selected item in DataList through code?

[Sashanan2]

I have a DataList control populated with an Adodc control, and I want to be able to select the first item in the list through code. Is there an easy way to do this? I found that moving in the ADO recordset doesn't affect which item is selected, and the .SelectedItem property which looked promising appears to be read only.


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[shakespeare5677]

Use the text property to change the selected item.
-Max

 

[shakespeare5677]

Sorry, to be more specific, put in the exact entry you want selected by the DataList into its text property as DataList1.text = "Entry Text" and if such an item exists in the list it will be selected. Good luck and sorry for the vague answer before.
-Max