what about if it's just cboBuyer.Text = "*"; ?

Hello Andrea ,

As I said the Add() method does not accept string.

It accepts a DropDownItem object.

So you need to create a new DropDownItem and set it’s Text. The Text will be the string that will be displayed in the item.

For example:

cboProductGroup.Items.Add(new DropDownItem() { Text = dr[0].ToString()});

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Best Regards,

Maya Kirova

Developer Support Engineer II

Infragistics, Inc.

http://ko.infragistics.com/support

Hi Maya,

Adding using Infragistics.Web.UI.ListControls solved it! :D However, how do I fix the other one? cboProductGroup.Items.Add(dr[0].ToString());

Hello Andrea , 

Make sure you have added the  following reference: 

using Infragistics.Web.UI.ListControls; 

Since the DropDownItem class is defined in that namespace. 

I’ve attached an example for your reference. Let me know if you have any questions. 

Best Regards,

Maya Kirova

Developer Support Engineer II

Infragistics, Inc.

http://ko.infragistics.com/support

Hi Maya,

This is the code I currently have:

protected void setCombo()
{
string strConn = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ORIGSAMPLE"].ToString();

SqlConnection cn = new SqlConnection(strConn);

try
{
cn.Open();

string strSQL = "SELECT * FROM [qry_Original_Brands] ORDER BY 1";

SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(strSQL, cn);
SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader();

cboOriginalBrand.Items.Add("*");

if (dr.HasRows)
{
while (dr.Read())
{
cboOriginalBrand.Items.Add(dr[0].ToString());

}
}

I'm having a problem with cboOriginalBrand.Items.Add("*"); and cboOriginalBrand.Items.Add(dr[0].ToString());

Please help me in this.