dynamically generating options for select box

Here's one way you can do it with DataBinding. The aspx page:

Code:

<%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" Codebehind="DynoDropDown.aspx.vb" Inherits="localhost.DynoDropDown"%>

<html>

        <body>

                <form runat="server">

                        <asp:DropDownList ID="myDropDown" Runat="server"/>

                </form>

        </body>

</html>

and the code behind:

VB Code:

Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Public Class DynoDropDown : Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
    Protected myDropDown As DropDownList
    Protected Overrides Sub OnInit(ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim list As New ArrayList(10)
        For i As Int32 = 1 To 10
            list.Add("info" + i.ToString())
        Next
        Session.Item("MyArrayList") = list
        myDropDown.DataSource = CType(Session.Item("MyArrayList"), ArrayList)
        myDropDown.DataBind()
    End Sub
End Class