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I have a user control that I've created the function of which is simply to handle data retrieval from an access database. (FWIW, it implements IListSource so that I can bind the control to the DataSource property of the appropriate consuming controls.)

I've nested this user control inside another user control that consists of a number of visible controls to display to the user at run-time, one of which is a databound drop-down list, "ddlLabels". I made this second user control by converting an ASP.NET page (that worked fine) to a control.

Unfortunately, I'm not able to bind the drop-down list in the user control to the data control when the control loads. I've tried to do this from both the UserControl_Load and OnLoad methods (but not both at the same time!), but to no avail. I thought it should be a simple statement: ddlLabels.DataBind()

I'd really rather not have to write extra code in the hosting pages if I absolutely don't have to.

Any thoughts? Advice?

the straussGuy