Mailing list module has error

drfunkie · September 6th, 2003, 09:19 PM

<VB.Net version of the code>
I created a subscription form with the wizard, then I created a very no thrills html page to hold the form. I then attempted to subscribe using the form and received an error on the following page:

localhost/ThePhileVB/WebModules/MailingLists/Subscribe.aspx?ListId=14&FirstName=David&LastName= Smith&[email protected]&Submit1=Submit&Action=S ubscribe

Here is the error on the page

Control 'Header_SignOut' of type 'LinkButton' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server.

The subscription was successful: I received an email, and the database was updated with the subscription, however the subscribe.aspx page came up with the above mentioned error.

I edited the siteheader and found nothing wrong with it.

Please help, I'm clueless

Imar · September 7th, 2003, 04:55 AM

Hi there,

It looks like your User Control 'Header_SignOut' is placed incorrectly on the host ASPX page. Each User Control must, as the error indicates, be placed between a <form runat="server"> tag and not before or after the form.

Can you post the code for Subscribe.aspx? It will be easier for us to see the problem.....

Imar

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Everyone is unique, except for me.

drfunkie · September 7th, 2003, 01:08 PM

You are right IMAR, the form tags are missing from the code on the subscribe.aspx page.

The form seems to be an oversight by the developers of the book. The tags are missing in both the C# version and the VB Versions of the code.

Here is my subscribe.aspx page with the form tags.

<%@ Register
    TagPrefix="WroxUser" TagName="SiteHeader"
    Src="/ThePhileVB/Controls/User/SiteHeader.ascx"
%>
<%@ Register
    TagPrefix="WroxUser" TagName="SiteFooter"
    Src="/ThePhileVB/Controls/User/SiteFooter.ascx"
%>
<%@ Register
    TagPrefix="Wrox"
    Namespace="Wrox.ThePhile.Web.Controls.Server"
    Assembly="Wrox.ThePhile"
%>
<%@ Page
    language="vb"
    Codebehind="Subscribe.aspx.vb"
    AutoEventWireup="false"
    Inherits="Wrox.WebModules.MailingLists.Web.Subscri be"
%>
<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en" >
<html>
    <head>
        <title>MailingLists: Subscription</title>
        <meta name="code_language" content="Visual Basic 7.0">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../Styles/ThePhile.css" />
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../Styles/Navigator.css" />
    </head>
    <body>
    <form id="subscribe" runat="server" method="post">
        <WroxUser:SiteHeader id="Header" runat="server" />
        <br/>
        <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="2">
            <tr>
                <td width="100%" valign="top">
                    <asp:Label id="Subject" runat="Server"
                        CssClass="SubscrSubject"
                        Visible="false" />
                    <br/>
                    <asp:Label id="Message" runat="Server"
                        CssClass="SubscrMessage"
                        Visible="false" />
                    <asp:Label id="EmailRequired" runat="server"
                        Text="The Email address is required"
                        Visible="false"
                        CssClass="Error" />
                </td>
                <td align="right" valign="top">
                    <Wrox:Navigator id="MenuNav" runat="server"
                        SourceFile="/ThePhileVB/Config/NavMenu.xml"
                        TransformFile="/ThePhileVB/Styles/NavMenu.xslt" />
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <WroxUser:SiteFooter id="Footer" runat="server" />
        </form> </body>
</html>[/blue

The page is working now but the Link to [blue]unsubscribe is not working, however this is a peace of cake to fix.

Thanks again IMAR

Imar · September 8th, 2003, 12:09 PM

Right, just noticed that you edited your message. I was about to write an answer, but I see it's not necessary anymore.

Glad it works now.

BTW, you may want to send this to Tech Support, so it can be added to the Errata section of the book: http://www.wrox.com/contact/techsupport.shtml

Cheers,

Imar

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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.