Hi David--
Please try this:
<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1"
DataSourceID="SupplierDataSource"
DataValueField="SupplierID"
DataTextField="CompanyName"
SelectedValue='<%#Bind("SupplierID")%>'
runat="server"
AppendDataBoundItems="true">
<asp:ListItem Value="" Text="None" />
</asp:DropDownList>
This should add an empty list item to your dropdown. I believe your datasource will interpret this as a null value, but I have not tested the code yet.
Hope this helps!
Jeremy Kratz
2009-04-09 13:52:07