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I am working on a Dynamic Data website and I have run into a wall. I have a Details page where the details for each employee can be seen, and then I have a separate page to edit each employee. I did this because I need to use DropDownList boxes for Department and Job in each department. Nevertheless, I am having trouble accessing the department ddl and I think it is because it is inside an EditItemTemplate. Here is what I have: <asp:DetailsView ID="dvEmployee" DataSourceID="EmpDVds" AutoGenerateRows="false" DataKeyNames="Id" GridLines="None" CellSpacing="10" runat="server" DefaultMode="Edit"> <Fields> <asp:TemplateField HeaderStyle-Font-Bold="true" HeaderText="Department: "> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlDept" DataSourceID="DeptDDLds" DataTextField = "DepartmentName" DataValueField = "Id" runat="server" SelectedValue='<%#Bind("DeptID") %>' /> </EditItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> <asp:TemplateField HeaderStyle-Font-Bold="true" HeaderText="Job Code: "> <EditItemTemplate> <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlJob" DataSourceID="JobDDLds" DataTextField = "JobName" DataValueField = "Id" runat="server" /> </EditItemTemplate> </asp:TemplateField> </Fields> Then I am trying to use the ddlDept SelectedValue to populate the ddlJob. Here is the DataSource I am trying to use. <asp:SqlDataSource ID="JobDDLds" SelectCommand=" SELECT Id,

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