How to change a textbox to dropdown list in formview ?

I am trying to replace a textbox to a dropdownlist:
 
<asp:TextBox ID="StatusTextBox" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("Status") %>' /> <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" DataTextField='<%# Bind("Status") %>'> <asp:ListItem>Open</asp:ListItem>
I am getting a null exception for my Status field in the DB.  Is my error obvious?
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