Date: August 20th, 2008 09:29 AM - Wolffy - Untitled Post: You can add the blank first item in the DataBinding event handler: this.DropDownList1.Items.Add(String.Empty) Also, set the AppendDataBoundItems property to true: this.DropDownList1.AppendDataBoundItems = true;... Villanova University Six Sigma & IT Certificate Programs 100% Online programs in Six Sigma, IS Security, CISSP Prep, Business Analysis, Proj. Mgmt. and more! ...