I attempted to try the example labled 'punctual.aspx' on page 36-37 of Beginning ASP.Net 1.1 with VB.Net 2003.
When I typed the code the result failed to run.
Instead I recieved an error message indicating "time had not been declared".
I rectified this by adding a textbox to the form.
The code ran partially but now there was no 'time' displayed.
The phrase "In WebServerLand... displays but the textbox is empty.
I added a button object to see what would happen if I put the code from the page_load event in the button_click sub.
This rectified the problem but left me a little perplexed.
Shouldn't the page_load event run the moment the page is displayed.
And if it is running (which it does:The page displays without the time),shouldn't the time function be invoked since it is within the page_load event ? Why did it take a button_click event to fix the problem.
Also why wasn't it explicitly stated in the book to add a textbox or label to the form. The picture on the corresponding page does not show a textbox or label object when the program is run. Why is this ?

Hello,

Could you post any relevant code? I don't have the book.

Thanks,

Brian

STEP I)The example begins by having you create a file entitled punctual.aspx

The example uses Web Matrix as their Web Server. I use VS.Net with IIS.

STEP II)Describes putting file in a folder ch1. 'Not a big deal'

STEP III)Says to select the code tab and type code:
Sub Page_Load()
    time.text = Hour(Now) & ":" & Minute(Now) & ":" & Second(Now)
End Sub

STEP IV)Select the HTML tag and add the following between the <form> tags:
In WebServerLand the time is currently:
<asp:label id="time" runat="server" />

STEP V)Click on the arrow button to view the page from within Web Matrix.
Step 5 then has a display of the browser with the phrase
"In WebServerLand ... followed by the time 16:50:27"

The additional steps discuss viewing the page outside of WebMatrix.
This is a relatively simple example;nonetheless I got stumped.

I have looked in the previous version of this book. I doubt that this example is going to be much different and I see the label object in the HTML. This is "time". On the screenshot of the resulting output you shouldn't see anything other than text. A label won't look any different (unless you change its style) than the surrounding text.

I don't see anything wrong with what you have. Can you post more (all perhaps given that this is a small example) of the code?

In the example the screenshot displays the time. Why won't my code display time without resorting to the buttom_click event ?
It is only when I use the button_click sub that the actual time is displayed.Please explain.There is no more relevent code to present for this example.

In the example the screenshot displays the time. Why won't my code display time without resorting to the button_click event ?
It is only when I use the button_click sub that the actual time is displayed.Please explain.There is no more relevant code to present for this example.

Please copy and paste the entire actual code you have.

Hal Levy
Web Developer, PDI Inc.

NOT a Wiley/Wrox Employee

This is a simple example of a dynamic web page.There are only two lines of code.Line 1 is illustrated in STEP3 and line 2 is on STEP4.
STEP 3 is part of the the code behind in the page_load Sub
STEP 4 is within the HTML code section as I am sure you will recognize.
The screen shot in the book displays the current time.My code will not display the time.It simply displays the phrase:

 In WebServerLand the time is currently:
 Why does my code fail to show the time ?

STEP I)The example begins by having you create a file entitled punctual.aspx

The example uses Web Matrix as their Web Server. I use VS.Net with IIS.

STEP II)Describes putting file in a folder ch1. 'Not a big deal'

STEP III)Says to select the code tab and type code:
Sub Page_Load()
    time.text = Hour(Now) & ":" & Minute(Now) & ":" & Second(Now)
End Sub

STEP IV)Select the HTML tag and add the following between the <form> tags:
In WebServerLand the time is currently:
<asp:label id="time" runat="server" />

STEP V)Click on the arrow button to view the page from within Web Matrix.
Step 5 then has a display of the browser with the phrase
"In WebServerLand ... followed by the time 16:50:27"

The additional steps discuss viewing the page outside of WebMatrix.
This is a relatively simple example;nonetheless I got stumped.

Can you do anything else with ASP.NET?

Try Response.Write()ing, maybe?

Snib

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Ok- I have the book.. I know what it says.. I want to see YOUR ACTUAL CODE. Not a rehash of what the book says.

Copy the WHOLE PAGE

Hal Levy
Web Developer, PDI Inc.

NOT a Wiley/Wrox Employee