DropDownList in listview insert Template binding problem

[WebBuilder451]

i have this in an Insert Template
Relationship: <aspropDownList ID="ddlContactType" runat="server"
SelectedValue='<%# Bind("IContactType") %>'
DataSourceID="odsContactType"
DataTextField="SzDesc" DataValueField="IID">
</aspropDownList>
The same is in the edit template and it works fine. but if i include it in
the insert template i get this error: Databinding methods such as Eval(),
XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control.

am i doing something wrong? the textboxes bind without error?

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(i''ll be asking a lot of these, but I find C# totally way cooler than vb
and there''s no go''n back!!!)
thanks (as always)

kes