Custom Form w/Inline Code and Databind controls

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7/7/2011 8:12:43 PM
johnbin
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Custom Form w/Inline Code and Databind controls

I need to create a custom page that has some basic controls (dropdownlist box, text box).  The page will also have a submit button on it.  I believe this has to be in a <form>.  The dropdownlist box items need to get populated on page load from a ms sql data source.

Can something like this be accomplished with mojoPortal?  If so, are there some examples?  I found some examples of inline coding, but it did not contain a <form>.  I tried adding a <form> from within an ascx page and the page did not display the desired results.

Do I also have to include:

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.sqlClient" %>

To make the databinding work?  I tried and the same thing, undesirable results.

 

Suggestions?

7/8/2011 9:48:52 AM
Joe Audette
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Re: Custom Form w/Inline Code and Databind controls

You don't need to add any form inside a .ascx file, in ASP.NET WebForms there can be one and only one form on a page and it already exists in the layout.master file so you don't need to add one and adding one would break things.

If you need to import a namespace keep in mind it it case sensitive.

I recommend study the developer docs and training videos and especially the hello world article should help as far as how to wire up a button and its click event. 

Hope that helps,

Joe

7/10/2011 11:05:46 PM
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Re: Custom Form w/Inline Code and Databind controls

Thanks Joe.  So having multiple controls (text box, dropdownlist box, etc) on the same page and populating the dropdownlist box from a ms sql query should be doable correct?

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