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Message: [QUOTE="Patrick Olurotimi Ige, post: 476931"] Grant thanks for the idea.. But i don't want it this way:- <asp:DropDownList id="dd" runat="server"> <asp:ListItem value="104">Bank</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem value="104">Phone</asp:ListItem> </asp:DropDownList> I want it dynamic so i have Databinded a DropDownlist. But something seems funny here if i use tha above it works and if i don't databind it works But if i databind it and then set :- Cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ProductID", SqlDbType.Int, 1)).Value = dd.SelectedValue; it seems not to read the DropDwon selected value!!! But i notice i can get the Selected value on page_load And again if i view the source i can see the values are set well.. I have also set visible to FALSE since i don't want to make the DropDownList visiblae but just to use it to set the value.. in page_load i have If Not Page.IsPostBack Then DropDown_Features()'dropdownlist GetValue()'dropdownlist where i get the dd.SelectedItem.Value 'Response.Write("" & dd.SelectedItem.Value & "") End If But in my sub DropDown_Features()if i try and set Cmd.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@ProductID", SqlDbType.Int, 1)).Value = dd.SelectedValue; I get an error "Input string was not in a correct format. " Any ideas? [/QUOTE]