You can edit the templates  to change the type of controls. For
dropdownlist/checkboxlist you will have to bind it programitically and
make the default selection.

for details see below links:
http://geekswithblogs.net/AzamSharp/archive/2006/05/22/79292.aspx
http://blogs.parivedasolutions.com/scott.booth/archive/2006/01/11/229.aspx

/Anoj

Hello, we can use ItemTemplate to customize the controls of the fields. The
ASP.NET tutorial "Using the FormView's Templates" provides a demonstration
that can be followed easily.
http://www.asp.net/learn/data-access/tutorial-14-cs.aspx

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Regards,
Jialiang Ge  (jialge@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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