The name 'partOneStep' does not exist in the current context

pallone · February 27th, 2009, 11:56 AM

Hi,

I have migrated a web application in VS .NET 1.1 to .NET 3.5 and everything went well.

I then added two protected variables to the .cs file and assigned values to them.

No, when I try to access those varibles in the ASPX page like this:

<spanstyle="margin-left: 5px;">
<%=partOneStep %>
<%=partTwoStep %>

</span>

I get the following error:

The name "partOneStep" does not exist in the current context.
The name "partTwoStep" does not exist in the current context.

I would appreciate if someone could shed some light. What is going on here? It is a simple server write in the ASPX page. I have tried public instead of protected but it did not work as well.

Cheers

C

publicclass_default: ChoicesNetBase{
protectedstring partOneStep;
protectedstring partTwoStep;

privatevoid Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
AppConfig cfg = newAppConfig();
partOneStep = cfg.GetValue("DefaultStepPartOne");
partTwoStep = cfg.GetValue("DefaultStepPartTwo");
}

}

In the ASPX file

<spanstyle="margin-left: 5px;">
<%=partOneStep %>
<imgsrc="../browser/images/icon_plus.gif"/><imgsrc="../browser/images/Category.gif"/>
<%=partTwoStep %>
</span>

Imar · February 27th, 2009, 05:10 PM

How does the rest of your page look? Is this a Web Site Project or a Web Application Project? It works fine for me, so something else must be going on.

BTW, the preferred way to do this is to use a Literal control:

Code:

<span style="margin-left: 5px;">
<asp:Literal runat="server" id="partOneStep" />

and then in code behind:

Code:

partOneStep.Text = cfg.GetValue("DefaultStepPartOne");

Hope this helps,

Imar

pallone · February 28th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Hi Imar,

Thanks for your reply.

Could you please clarify your question below? :

"Is this a Web Site Project or a Web Application Project?"

What is the difference between a Web Site Project and a Web Application Project?

I also think that the code is fine. I was wondering if there is any configuration I have to set in the web config file so that I can use this code.

I have removed the page from the solution and then added a new one with the same name and copied the code back to it and it seem to be working now.

But it will be a nightmare to have to delete all pages of the site and add them back again.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Imar · March 1st, 2009, 05:10 AM

For the difference between the two, take a look here:

http://www.compiledthoughts.com/2008...n-project.html

Do your files have an additional *Designer.cs code behind file? If not, try right-clicking a page (or the the whole site) and click Convert to Web Application". This will regenerate the code behind file.

Hope this helps,

Imar

pallone · March 1st, 2009, 02:20 PM

Hi Imar,

My files do not include the Designer.cs code hehind files. It only contains the .cs and aspx files. I had already noticed it.

When I tried to right click both the page and the whole site I did not get the "Convert to Web Application" context menu entry.

Do you think I am stuck with it and will have to remove all the pages and add them again?

Cheers

Imar · March 1st, 2009, 04:28 PM

I don't know as you didn't answer the question about the project type. Is this a Web Site Project or a Web Application Project? WAPs need designer files, WSP don't....

Imar

pallone · March 2nd, 2009, 08:58 AM

Hi Imar,

In one of my previous postss I asked if you could explain to me the difference between a Web Site Project and a Web Application Project.

But since you did not anwers that I was not able to give you that information.

Could you please explain to me how to find out if it is a WAP or WSP?

Cheers

pallone · March 2nd, 2009, 10:39 AM

Imar,

I am not sure if this helps but I am using IIS 5.1 and have folder set up under Web Sites in IIS.

cheers

Imar · March 2nd, 2009, 11:14 AM

And as a reply I posted this link:

http://www.compiledthoughts.com/2008...n-project.html

You create a Web Site Project through File | New Web Site
You create a Web Application Project through File | New Project | ASP.NET Web Application

The details of the two are in the above link.

How you run the site (e.g. IIS) doesn't matter. IIS can run both project types.

Imar

pallone · March 3rd, 2009, 12:41 PM

Hi Imar,

Thanks for you reply and URL.

I assume this application is a Web application Project since I have a proj file in the folder.

NETQuestQR_3_5.csproj

Is there anything I can do to get the variable to work in the ASPX page?

Cheers

P