SelectedIndex on DropDownList doesn't fire

Hi,
I have a usercontrol which have two dropdown controls. I wan't to make the bottom one dependant on the top one, so when the user selects an item in the top list, the bottom gets updated with new values.

The top dropdownlist has a list of subdepartments, and the bottom a list of brands. When the page is loaded, both dropdowns have the full list, but after the subdepartment is selected, the brands are filtered to only show the brands in that subdepartment.

Should be a breeze, but I can't get the SelectedIndexChanged event to fire. I'm trying to use controlstate to save values between postbacks. The hole thing is complicated by the fact that the Page in which the control resides has EnableViewState set to false, and this cannot be changed (too long to explain).

Can somone help?
Cheers
Jens

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="BrandsListBox.ascx.cs"
    Inherits="Modules_BrandsListBox" EnableViewState="true" %>   
<div style="width: 239px; height: 180px; background: #FFFFFF url(../Images/illu/department_10.jpg) no-repeat;">
    <asp:UpdatePanel ID="m_updPanelBrandsBanner" runat="server" EnableViewState="true">
        <ContentTemplate>
        <div style="padding: 10px;">
            <img id="img1" src='<%# string.Format( "~/images/ImageText.aspx?text={0}&imagetypeId=greywhite24", Server.UrlEncode( Resources.Airshop.BrandHeader ) ) %>'
                alt='' runat="server" enableviewstate="true" style="margin-left: 72px;" />
            <div style="padding: 5px; text-align: right;">
               
                <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlSubdepartments" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlSubdepartments_SelectedIndexChanged" />
                <br />                
                <br />
                <asp:Label ID="lblBrands" runat="server" Text="Vælg mærke: " EnableViewState="false" />
                
                <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlBrands" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ddlBrands_SelectedIndexChanged" />
                &nbsp;<br />                
                <br />               
                
                <asp:HyperLink ID="lnkAllBrands" runat="server" EnableViewState="true" Text="Se alle vore mærker >>"
                    NavigateUrl="~/Brands.aspx" />
            </div>
        </div>
        </ContentTemplate>
    </asp:UpdatePanel>
</div>
 
 
 
 
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
 
public partial class Modules_BrandsListBox : System.Web.UI.UserControl
{
    AirshopBLC airShop = new AirshopBLC();
    
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        img1.DataBind();
        
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            try
            {
                m_BrandDataSource = airShop.GetBrands();
            }
            catch
            {
                // Error handling
            }           
        }
       
        BindBrands("");
        BindSubDepartments();
    }
 
    // Doesn't fire. Why? Because index isn't changed.
    protected void ddlSubdepartments_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        BindSubDepartments();
        BindBrands(ddlSubdepartments.SelectedItem.Value);
    }
 
    // Doesn't fire. Why?
    protected void ddlBrands_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Redirect(string.Format("~/Brands.aspx?BrandId={0}", ddlBrands.SelectedItem.Value));
    }
 
     //Need to store the DataSource in ControlState because
     //ViewState probably is disabled
    protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
    {
        Page.RegisterRequiresControlState(this);
        base.OnInit(e);
    }
 
    protected override object SaveControlState()
    {
        object[] o = new object[] { 
            (object)m_BrandDataSource
        };
        return (object)o;
    }
 
    protected override void LoadControlState(object state)
    {
        //m_BrandDataSource = (BrandDepartmentsDS)state;
 
        if (state != null)
        {
            object[] lastRequest = state as object[];
 
            m_BrandDataSource = lastRequest[0] as BrandDepartmentsDS;
            //ddlSubdepartments.SelectedIndex = (int)lastRequest[1];
            //ddlBrands.SelectedValue = (string)lastRequest[2];
        }
    }
 
    private void BindSubDepartments()
    {
        DataView dv = new DataView();
        dv = BrandDataSource.SubDepartments.DefaultView;
        ddlSubdepartments.DataTextField = "SubDeptName";
        ddlSubdepartments.DataValueField = "SubDeptId";
        ddlSubdepartments.DataSource = dv;
        ddlSubdepartments.DataBind();
        ddlSubdepartments.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("-- Vælg afdeling --", "-- Vælg afdeling --"));
    }
 
    private void BindBrands(string subDeptId)
    {
        DataView dv = new DataView();
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(subDeptId))
        {
            dv = BrandDataSource.BrandSubDepartments.DefaultView;
            dv.RowFilter = "SubDeptId = " + subDeptId;
        }
        else
            dv = BrandDataSource.Brands.DefaultView;
        ddlBrands.DataTextField = "BrandName";
        ddlBrands.DataValueField = "BrandId";
        ddlBrands.DataSource = dv;
        ddlBrands.DataBind();
        ddlBrands.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("-- Vælg mærke --", "-- Vælg mærke --"));
    }
 
    private BrandDepartmentsDS m_BrandDataSource;
    public BrandDepartmentsDS BrandDataSource
    {
        get{ return m_BrandDataSource; }
        set { m_BrandDataSource = value; }
    }
}

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