I'm having trouble getting FCKEditor to work in contentplaceholder. The code works fine on a single page, but fails in a master/details configuration. FCKEditor does not show up in the contentplacehodler.

I tested it both in IE 7.0 and FF 2.0.0.11. I downloaded version 2.5 and tried also with the .NET version 2.2. The examples in the Instant Results book(CMS, blog, etc. ) don't work either.

TIA for any hints.

Sample (fails):
<%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Site.master" ValidateRequest="false" AutoEventWireup="false" Title="Untitled Page" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="FCKeditorV2" Namespace="FredCK.FCKeditorV2" Assembly="FredCK.FCKeditorV2" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="CPM1" Runat="Server">
    <FCKeditorV2:FCKeditor id="FCKeditor1" BasePath="~/FCKeditor/" runat="server" />
    <br />
    <input id="Submit1" type="submit" value="Submit" runat="server" />
</asp:Content>

Can you define "does not show up"? Do you see the HTML for the editor in the final page?

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004

Hi Imar, thanks for looking at this.
By "don't show up", I mean the control's visibility. It is probably a reference issue. When I plug the HTML code of the single page in the details page the control shows up.
Below are the HTML control snippets corresponding to the single page and the master/details case.

Single Page (ctl shows up):

<div>
      <input type="hidden" id="Hidden1" name="FCKeditor1" value="" />
      <input type="hidden" id="FCKeditor1___Config" value="" />
      <iframe id="FCKeditor1___Frame"
        src="/Anders/FCKeditor/editor/fckeditor.html?InstanceName=FCKeditor1&amp;Toolbar =Default"
        width="100%" height="200px" frameborder="no" scrolling="no">
      </iframe>
  </div>


Details Page (ctl hidden):

<div>
    <input type="hidden" id="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor1" name="ctl00$CPM1$FCKeditor1" value="" />
    <input type="hidden" id="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor1___Config" value="" />
    <iframe id="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor1___Frame"
        src="/Anders/FCKeditor/editor/fckeditor.html?InstanceName=ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor1& amp;Toolbar=Default"
        width="100%" height="200px" frameborder="no" scrolling="no">
    </iframe>
</div>

Very weird. I have identical code in other pages that use a master page as well and everything works fine:

<iframe id="ctl00_MainContentPlaceholder_FCKeditor1___Fram e" src="/FCKeditor/editor/fckeditor.html?
  InstanceName=ctl00_MainContentPlaceholder_FCKedito r1&Toolbar=Default"
  width="100%" height="500px" frameborder="no" scrolling="no">
</iframe>

The only thing different is the ID (my CPH is called MainContentPlaceholder) and the path (I start at FCKeditor in the root).

Have you tried this in a root based site? E.g. where /FCKeditor exists? Or move the FCKeditor folder to the Anders folder? (if it isn't already there).

If that doesn't help, I am lost.... You should probably take this to the FCK Editor forum.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004
Want to be my colleague? Then check out this post.

Well, by twiddling the html code I found out that the user-control can be made to work if the $ sign is replaced say by an underscore. I guess the $ sign is probably a reserved symbol in FCKEditor. The question was posted on the FCKEditor forum.

Follow-up question: Is there a way to change the name associated to the user-control by ASP.NET either declaratively or by code? Thanks and Regards.

PS: Your "Instant Results" book is a joy to read, concise and easy to follow. Keep up with the good work!

Works (after replacing $ with _ in the first input box name):
        <div>
            <input type="hidden" id="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor2" name="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor2" value="" />
            <input type="hidden" id="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor2___Config" value="" />
            <iframe id="ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor2___Frame"
                src="/Anders/FCKeditor/editor/fckeditor.html?InstanceName=ctl00_CPM1_FCKeditor2& amp;Toolbar=Default"
                width="100%" height="200px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
            </iframe>
        </div>

The $ and _ are normally taken care of by .NET. What you see is the output of the ClientID and UniqueID properties of a server side control.

Weird that you need these changes; it has always worked fine for me as you can see from the example I posted (no $ in the name). Do you have a recent version of the FredCK.FCKeditorV2 assembly? Maybe you can get the source, and then manually change the code responsible for outputting the relevant HTML.

Glad to hear you like the book so much.

Cheers,

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004

I decided to dump FCKEditor in favor of TinyMCE. Running TinyMCE within contentplaceholders poses no difficulties.

From what I have read, FCKEditor appears to have some reliability issues. TinyMCE might be an interesting alternative to look at. It is free and provides interesting compression utilities to reduce loading time.

TinyMCE: http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/support/

FCK Editor has always worked for me, both in ASP.NET and in other environments.

Then again, switching editor is easy.....good luck with your new editor.

Imar



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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004