dropdown list in edit and read-only mode - asp.net

Hello i have a dropdown list in edit mode and read only mode. If users upload pictures, i want them to chose a category for the uploaded pics and display it in a gridview as below.(See Picture below).
When i include "SelectedValue='<%# Bind("CategoryID")" in edit and item template mode, i get this error "'PictureReadOnlyCategories' has a SelectedValue which is invalid because it does not exist in the list of items.
Parameter name: value "
When i removed the "SelectedValue='<%# Bind("CategoryID")" from edit and item template, i get the result on the pic below(screenshot). If u can see the pic below the category is not selected, it just display the -- No Category -- even when i chose a category for the pic.
I want when a pic is uploaded and i category chosen, to display on the gridview. The code for the error message is below:
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList ID="pictureEditCategories" runat="server"
AppendDataBoundItems="True"
DataSourceID="categoriesDataSource"
DataTextField="Name" DataValueField="CategoryID"
SelectedValue='<%# Bind("CategoryID") %>' ValidationGroup="PictureEdit" >
<asp:ListItem Value="" Text="--No Category -- "/>
</asp:DropDownList>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:DropDownList ID="PictureReadOnlyCategories" runat="server"
AppendDataBoundItems="True" DataSourceID="categoriesDataSource"
DataTextField="Name" DataValueField="CategoryID" Enabled="False"
SelectedValue='<%# Bind("CategoryID") %>' ValidationGroup="PictureEdit"
>
<asp:ListItem Value="">-- No Category --</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Title" SortExpression="Title">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server" EnableViewState="False"
Text='<%# Bind("Title") %>'></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator4" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Display="Dynamic"
ErrorMessage="must enter a title" ValidationGroup="PictureEdit"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Title") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Description" SortExpression="Description">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server" Columns="25" Rows="4"
Text='<%# Bind("Description") %>' TextMode="MultiLine"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator5" runat="server"
ControlToValidate="TextBox2" Display="Dynamic"
ErrorMessage="you must enter a description" ValidationGroup="PictureEdit"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Description") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Date Added" SortExpression="UploadedOn">
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("UploadedOn") %>'></asp:Label>
</EditItemTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("UploadedOn") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:ImageField DataImageUrlField="PictureID"
DataImageUrlFormatString="~/UploadedImages/{0}.jpg" HeaderText="Image"
ReadOnly="True">
<ControlStyle Width="100px" />
</asp:ImageField>
</Columns>
<EditRowStyle BackColor="#2461BF" />
<FooterStyle BackColor="#507CD1" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<HeaderStyle BackColor="#507CD1" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
<PagerStyle BackColor="#2461BF" ForeColor="White" HorizontalAlign="Center" />
<RowStyle BackColor="#EFF3FB" />
<SelectedRowStyle BackColor="#D1DDF1" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="#333333" />
<SortedAscendingCellStyle BackColor="#F5F7FB" />
<SortedAscendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#6D95E1" />
<SortedDescendingCellStyle BackColor="#E9EBEF" />
<SortedDescendingHeaderStyle BackColor="#4870BE" />
</asp:GridView>
When i remove the SelectedValue='<%# Bind("CategoryID") %>' from the item and edit template, I get the result for the picture below.
Please i will appreciate your help.
Please you can edit the code or explain it to me since im still learning ASP.net

question answered
You have a DataSource defined with a parameterized query that contains two parameters:
#CategoryID
#UserID
However, you appear to only be populating one of the parameters via the Control Parameters.
Fixing this should be easy enough as you are already pulling the UserID from a query string variable in your other DataSource. You should be able to just copy the QueryStringParameter into your list of SelectParameters for your photo DataSource. Highlighted below:
You could also handle the Selecting event of the datasource and programatically set the UserID in the query that way, but the aforementioned option is easiest. I just want you to be aware of all your options.

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I know that I can write a selecting event and using CommandArgument, parse the value of the selected row and pass it into the Select method as a value but I dont want that solution. I know it works without the "Selecting" method but I cant recall how.
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By looking at your code, all seems ok, just a single hint, if you are not setting the active view, do it by SetActiveView method of multiview, please do that in button click.
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Additional note
Another thing that should be noted is, multivew control works in a way that it binds all the views regardless of whichever is active so it degrades the performance. You may probably find better idea
Yikes. A relic of a question - IIRC I did away with the MV approach for this as we moved list and details section to different aspx pages and used query string parameters. Never got to fix what must have been, in hindsight, some missing parameter assignment.

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