RadComboBox Postback Question

[dino]

I'm trying to do a database lookup based on what the user selects from the radcombobox.  The SelectedIndexChanged event isn't firing. Well, actually, it does fire but I'm not seeing the result of the postback (textbox.text = result) until I change a different field on the form (RadTextBox field). When I change the value of that field the TextChanged event runs and does what it's supposed to and I can then see the result of the SelectedIndexChange event from the combobox.


MARKUP

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="reg.aspx.vb" Inherits="TelerikWebForm" MasterPageFile="~/masterpage.master" maintainScrollPositionOnPostback = "true" %>

<asp:Content id="content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="cph_content" runat="server">

 

    <telerik:RadScriptManager ID="RadScriptManager1" runat="server">

        <Scripts>

            <%--Needed for JavaScript IntelliSense in VS2010--%>

            <%--For VS2008 replace RadScriptManager with ScriptManager--%>

            <asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js" />

            <asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQuery.js" />

            <asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQueryInclude.js" />

        </Scripts>

    </telerik:RadScriptManager>

    

    <telerik:RadAjaxManager ID="RadAjaxManager1" runat="server">

    </telerik:RadAjaxManager>

 

    <telerik:RadSkinManager ID="RadSkinManager1" Runat="server" Skin="Web20">

    </telerik:RadSkinManager>

    <div id="main">

        <div id="content">

        

            <telerik:RadAjaxPanel ID="RadAjaxPanel1" runat="server" Width="680px" LoadingPanelID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1">

            <!--COMPANY / ISSUE-->

            <telerik:RadComboBox ID="RadComboBox1"

                Label="Name of Stock: "

                runat="server"

                Width="300px"

                LabelWidth="133px" 

                Height="150px"

                EmptyMessage="Enter Name of Company whose stock you own"

                DataSourceID="sqldatasource1"

                DataTextField="coname"

                DataValueField="issuenum"

                EnableAutomaticLoadOnDemand="True"

                ShowMoreResultsBox="true"

                EnableVirtualScrolling="True"

                OnSelectedIndexChanged="RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged"

                AllowCustomText="false"

                LoadingMessage="Searching..."

                MinFilterLength="0"

                AutoPostBack="true">

                </telerik:RadComboBox>

             

                <asp:Label ID="lblConameLookup" runat="server" Text=" " Width="275" CssClass="label1" Visible="true"></asp:Label>

                <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator9" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Name of Stock is required." ControlToValidate="RadComboBox1" CssClass="label1error"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

                 

                <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server"  ConnectionString="..."></asp:SqlDataSource>

            <br />

 

             

            <!--USERNAME-->

            <telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtUsername" runat="server" Label="Username:" EmptyMessage="30 character max" MaxLength="30" LabelWidth="130" Width="300" OnTextChanged="txtUsername_TextChanged" AutoPostBack="true">

            </telerik:RadTextBox>

            <img alt="Info" src="/images/icon_info.png" title="Username Rules: 8 - 30 characters in length; can only contain the following: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! @ . _ - " class="infoicon" />

            <asp:Label ID="lblUsernameValidatorMsg" runat="server" Text=" " CssClass="label1error" Visible="false"></asp:Label>

            <asp:TextBox ID="txtUsernameValidatorStatus" visible="false" Text="Invalid" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

            </telerik:RadAjaxPanel>

 

 

            <!--BUTTONS-->

            <telerik:RadButton ID="RadButton1" runat="server" Text="Submit" CausesValidation="true" >

                </telerik:RadButton>

 

         

        <telerik:RadAjaxLoadingPanel ID="RadAjaxLoadingPanel1" runat="server" >

    </telerik:RadAjaxLoadingPanel>

        

    </div></div>

 

    <telerik:RadToolTipManager ID="RadToolTipManager1" runat="server" RelativeTo="Element"

            Position="MiddleRight" AutoTooltipify="true" ContentScrolling="Default" Width="225"

            Height="10" AutoCloseDelay="10000">

        </telerik:RadToolTipManager>

 

</asp:Content>

Protected Sub RadComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As Telerik.Web.UI.RadComboBoxSelectedIndexChangedEventArgs) Handles RadComboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged

        Dim strConn As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("CONN").ConnectionString
        Dim MySQL As String = "SELECT ticker FROM [table] WHERE [issuenum] = @issuenum"

        Dim MyConn As New Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(strConn)
        Dim Cmd As New Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(MySQL, MyConn)
        Dim DR As SqlDataReader

        With Cmd.Parameters
            .Add(New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@issuenum", UCase(Trim(RadComboBox1.SelectedValue))))
        End With

        lblConameLookup.Visible = True
        Try
            MyConn.Open()
            DR = Cmd.ExecuteReader()
            DR.Read()
            lblConameLookup.CssClass = "label1"
            lblConameLookup.Text = DR("ticker")
        Catch ex As Exception
            lblConameLookup.CssClass = "label1error"
            lblConameLookup.Text = "Please select a company from the dropdown menu."
        End Try
        MyConn.Close()

    End Sub


    'VALIDATION FOR USERNAME FIELD
    Protected Sub txtUsername_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles txtUsername.TextChanged

        'CHECK DATABASE
        Dim strConn As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("CONN").ConnectionString
        Dim MySQL As String = "SELECT X1,X2 FROM Ytable WHERE [field] = @param"

        Dim MyConn As New Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(strConn)
        Dim Cmd As New Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(MySQL, MyConn)
        Dim DR As SqlDataReader

        With Cmd.Parameters
            .Add(New SqlClient.SqlParameter("@param", Trim(txtUsername.Text)))
        End With

        Try
            MyConn.Open()
            DR = Cmd.ExecuteReader()
            DR.Read()
            lblUsernameValidatorMsg.Visible = True
            If DR.HasRows = True Then
                lblUsernameValidatorMsg.Text = "This username is unavailable."
                txtUsername.Focus()
           End If
        Catch ex As Exception
            'lblUserNameStatus.Text = ex.Message
        End Try
        MyConn.Close()
    End Sub

I omitted some of the fields on the input form for simplicity and changed some of the SQL.  I may have some unmatching divs and stuff like that but you can ignore it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[Kalina]

Hello dino,

I created a sample page using your code and inspected RadComboBox behaviour - on my side the control raises SelectedIndexChanged as expected.
Please find the sample attached and give it a try.
I suppose that there is something specific in your implementation that causes the issue.

All the best,
Kalina
the Telerik team