Populate a DefaultValue in a field hidden in a panel

HI Mark, I don't understand the purpose of doing this. If the textbox field is hidden from the user, then it doesn't exist if you view the page source, correct? In other words, the element doesn't get rendered so there's no way to set it to anything because it doesn't exist.

If you need it to be set, then perhaps change it to a hidden field instead? Because a hidden field will get rendered so you can set it with an SQL default value.

Let me know if this is a valid solution for you. --david - ToNew 6/19/2014