multiple selection list box vs dropdown list

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my scenario is:
Submit page: I have a list box 'lbTechnology' containing technologies.
User can multiselect them and I am saving the items by seperating by comma. (msoffice, msvisualstudio, sharepoint...) in one row.

View page: In the next page I want to populate data based on technology.
So I want to fill dropdown list with the technologies (msoffice, msvisualstudio, sharepoint...)

I am fetching the data from db to dataset.
How can I fill the technologies in the drop down like:
All
msoffice
msvisualstudio
sharepoint

Can anybody help regarding the above ASAP

Thanks in advance.

Posted 8-Nov-10 22:14pm

krishnaMurali

Updated 8-Nov-10 22:44pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 9-Nov-10 4:44am

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Hiren solanki · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-08T22:37:00

Solution 1

See your data will be in CSV format then you can easily use splitted string array as a datasource to dropdownlist

i.e

Dropdownlist1.DataSource = YourCSVString.Split(',');
Dropdownlist1.DataBind();

Please vote and Accept Answer if it Helped.

Posted 8-Nov-10 22:37pm

Hiren solanki

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Dalek Dave 9-Nov-10 4:44am

Good Call.

thatraja 9-Nov-10 4:50am

Good answer

m@dhu · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-08T22:39:00

Solution 2

string str = "msoffice,msvisualstudio,sharepoint";
        DropDownList1.Items.Add("All");
        foreach(string s in str.Split(','))
        {
            DropDownList1.Items.Add(s);
            //Response.Write(s + "<br>");
        }

Posted 8-Nov-10 22:39pm

m@dhu