Follow the below steps :
* Extract the Information you want to bind the DropDowlList with, by making use of SqlConnection SqlDataAdapter and DataSet.
* Use the following steps to bing the Data to the DropDownList
DropDownList1.DataSource = dataSetName
DropDownList1.DataTextField = "FieldName";
DropDownList1.DataValueField = "FieldName";
DropDownList1.DataBind();
If you want to set a default value to the DropDownList from the Bind values you can use the
DropDownList1.SelectedValue
property.
BR//
Harsha