Try with this

    <ig:WebDropDown ID="WebDropDown1" runat="server" Width="200px" CurrentValue=""

        ValueField="OrderDate" DataSourceID="AccessDataSource1">

                <ItemTemplate>

            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "OrderDate", "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")%>

        </ItemTemplate>

        <AutoPostBackFlags ValueChanged="On" SelectionChanged="On" />

    </ig:WebDropDown>

...

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

    {   

        int index = WebDropDown1.SelectedItemIndex;

        WebDropDown1.DataBind();

        WebDropDown1.SelectedItemIndex = index;

    }

Could you highlight the differences between my question sample and your answer.  It looks like I'm already doing exactly what you suggest, and its not working correctly.  The first item show when the drop down is not shown has the date with the time portion, not formatted.

any other suggestions??

Hi,

try with the following code: 

    <ig:WebDropDown ID="DateSelectionWebDropDown" runat="server" Width="200px" CssClass="Textboxes"
        DataSourceID="DateDropDownSqlDataSource" DataKeyFields="ImportDate" DropDownAnimationType="Bounce"
        ValueField="ImportDate">
        <AutoPostBackFlags SelectionChanged="On" />
        <ItemTemplate>
            <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ImportDate", "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")%>
        </ItemTemplate>
    </ig:WebDropDown>

and call DateSelectionWebDropDown.DataBind(); if the items are not shown in the dropdown after postback.

That's 1/2 way there.  The drop down items (only one at this time) have the date formatted properly.

Here's the code

<ig:WebDropDown ID="DateSelectionWebDropDown" runat="server" Width="200px" CssClass="Textboxes"
 DataSourceID="DateDropDownSqlDataSource" DataKeyFields="ImportDate" DropDownAnimationType="Bounce">
 <AutoPostBackFlags SelectionChanged="On" />
 <DropDownItemBinding TextField="ImportDate" ValueField="ImportDate" />
 <ItemTemplate>
  <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "ImportDate", "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")%>
 </ItemTemplate>
</ig:WebDropDown>

But when the program is run, the date displayed in the dropdown box has the full date/time components.  When dropped down, the date is displayed correctly. strange??

any ideas.

chuck