metabuilders combobox help 1

[kaijanm]

Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm trying to use the MetaBuilders combobox on my form, but I am just not sure how to do it.

I added in the code (correctly, I think??) as a reference in the project.

On the HTML on the backend, I just have this:
<MBCBB:COMBOBOX id="comboCities" runat="server"></MBCBB:COMBOBOX>

I'm trying to add the contents to the combobox dynamically, just as I would with a ddl.

When looking at the .aspx file, it shows the control, but it says: 'Error Creating Control' in red before the name.

Any clues as to what I did wrong? Sorry for such a basic post.

Thanks!
Kimberly

 

[BoulderBum]

You may not have registered the control. The easy way to handle this is to right-click one of the tabs in the ToolBox (or create a new one and right-click it) then go to "Add/Remove Items" and browse to the MetaBuilders ComboBox DLL. You should then see another item you can drag-and-drop onto your form. By dragging and dropping VS.NET will automatically add everything you need in the .aspx file.

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[kaijanm]

BoulderBum, you're a genius! Thank you for that. But now I have another question. The combobox works it seems, so far, but I'm having a problem with selecting the value on the combobox based on what is currently in the db.

So, if there is nothing, it should show nothing, but if there's a value in that field in the db, then I need it to show that value on pageload.

With the ddl, I had this: cmbCities.SelectedValue = rdrUsers.Item("city"), (called ddlCities at the time though), but now there is no data showing.

Does all that make sense?

Thanks!
Kimberly

 

[kaijanm]

Never mind, I figured it out.