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After binding the drop-down: 
 
DropDown1.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem(&quot;--PleaseSelect--&quot;)); 
 
--Nauman.
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After binding the drop-down:

DropDown1.Items.Insert(0,new ListItem("--PleaseSelect--"));

--Nauman.

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I have a repeater control with a drop down list box and I want to insert a record into the drop down list called &quot;---Please Select -&quot;. &nbsp;How can I insert this row to the drop down list box. &nbsp; 
 
 
for (int i=0;i&lt;dtJobOrderDetails.Rows.Count;i++) 
&nbsp; { &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Control m_Installed = m_LineItem.Items[i].FindControl(&quot;m_Installed&quot;); 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;m_Installed.???? &nbsp;= &nbsp;&quot;---Please Select -&quot;; &nbsp; --- ????? Need help???? 
&nbsp; &nbsp;} 
 
&lt;asp:DropDownList ID=&quot;m_InstallType&quot; DataValueField=&quot;INSTALLTYPEID&quot; DataTextField=&quot;INSTALLTYPECODE&quot; DataSource='&lt;%# GetInstallType() %&gt;' SelectedIndex='&lt;%# GetSelectedIndex(Convert.ToString(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,&quot;INSTALLTYPEID&quot;))) %&gt;' runat=&quot;server&quot; CssClass=&quot;SmallInputDropDown&quot;&gt;&lt;/asp:DropDownList&gt;
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I have a repeater control with a drop down list box and I want to insert a record into the drop down list called "---Please Select -". How can I insert this row to the drop down list box. 


for (int i=0;i<dtJobOrderDetails.Rows.Count;i++)
 {	
 Control m_Installed = m_LineItem.Items[i].FindControl("m_Installed");
 m_Installed.???? = "---Please Select -"; --- ????? Need help???? 
 }

<asp:DropDownList ID="m_InstallType" DataValueField="INSTALLTYPEID" DataTextField="INSTALLTYPECODE" DataSource='<%# GetInstallType() %>' SelectedIndex='<%# GetSelectedIndex(Convert.ToString(DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"INSTALLTYPEID"))) %>' runat="server" CssClass="SmallInputDropDown"></asp:DropDownList>

Repeater - Adding a default selected value to a drop down list bow.

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