Dropdownlist box problem

[vladp]

Hi!
Here is problem I got.
I use vb.net and MSSQL Server 2000.
My dropdownlist box gets information from view, and it works. However when I
am trying to get information from the dropdownlist I get error message.
Also during step by step debug dropPP.SelectedItem.Text gets value "NOTHING"

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

Line 442: If txtPD.Text <> "" Then .Item("dept_code") =
txtPD.Text
Line 443: If txtEffort.Text <> "" Then .Item("effort") =
txtEffort.Text
Line 444: If dropPP.SelectedItem.Text <> "" Then
..Item("dept_name") = dropPP.SelectedItem.Text
Line 445: 'If dropBT.SelectedItem.Text <> "" Then
..Item("budget_title") = dropBT.SelectedItem.Text
Line 446: If txtStart.Text <> "" Then .Item("efft_date_from") =
txtStart.Text Else .Item("efft_date_from") = 0


Thanks.

Vlad

 

[Nathan Sokalski]

It's kind of hard to give a full answer using what you have given, but one
personal recommendation of mine that often helps me avoid errors is to never
write code that refers to a property without putting the object/variable
name with it. What this means is that instead of writing

..Item("dept_code")

Write

OBJECTVARIABLE.Item("dept_code")

Doing this can make your code easier to understand when debugging as well as
help avoid errors to begin with. Good luck!