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What function/method are you calling <b>If ddlDepartamento.SelectedIt<wbr />em.Value.E<wbr />quals(&quot;%&quot;)<wbr /> Then</b> in?
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What function/method are you calling If ddlDepartamento.SelectedItem.Value.Equals("%") Then in?

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Hi, <br />
when you make control Visible=&quot;false&quot; then it is not rendered in output, you can use css style hidden as <br />
style=&quot;display:none&quot;<br />
Hope it will help<br />
Thanks
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Hi,
when you make control Visible="false" then it is not rendered in output, you can use css style hidden as
style="display:none"
Hope it will help
Thanks

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kaufmed: is a code that is already done<br />
IJZ: everything I do in the code behind<br />
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kaufmed: is a code that is already done
IJZ: everything I do in the code behind



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then make sure that <br />
ddlDepartamento.SelectedIt<wbr />em!=null <br />
or ddlDepartamento.SelectedIn<wbr />dex&gt;0
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then make sure that
ddlDepartamento.SelectedItem!=null
or ddlDepartamento.SelectedIndex>0

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&gt;&gt; &nbsp;kaufmed: is a code that is already done<br />
<br />
I mean are you calling it in Form_Load, OnFormLoad, OnLoadComplete, etc.
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>>  kaufmed: is a code that is already done

I mean are you calling it in Form_Load, OnFormLoad, OnLoadComplete, etc.

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I have a page where this dropdownlist is hidden ddlDepartamento<br />
&nbsp;but elsewhere in the code asks for this combo as follows<br />
If ddlDepartamento.SelectedIt<wbr />em.Value.E<wbr />quals(&quot;%&quot;)<wbr /> Then<br />
&nbsp;therefore I have this error:<br />
&nbsp;Object reference not set to an instance of an object.<br />
&nbsp;as I can ask for a dropdownlist that is not visible in the html<br />

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I have a page where this dropdownlist is hidden ddlDepartamento
 but elsewhere in the code asks for this combo as follows
If ddlDepartamento.SelectedItem.Value.Equals("%") Then
 therefore I have this error:
 Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
 as I can ask for a dropdownlist that is not visible in the html


dropdownlist : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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