C# Ch 10 Page 370

surefire · February 24th, 2008, 06:18 PM

After creating my custom user control, when I try to drag it onto the design view of default.aspx, all that happens is I create a link, instead of inserting ym control into the form as shown in the book.

I have got around this by completing the exercise by using the 2 appropriate source lines to insert the control into ASP forms, but I was wondering why the dragging method did not work. Is this a setting in visual studio?

I am using Visual Web Developer Express 2008.

Imar · February 24th, 2008, 06:27 PM

Is the application error free? (Try building it). I think I have seen this once before when the application had errors, or when the UC wasn't valid....

Imar
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surefire · February 25th, 2008, 04:16 AM

The application is definately error free.
If I add the lines to register my control, and then call my control in source view it works fine. So really it is not a big problem, I just wondered why the dragging method did not work?

surefire · February 25th, 2008, 01:52 PM

I have found the answer, and also the answer to my other problem!
It is a little bit stupid!

I was using a directory with part of the name being "c#".
Because the # was not a legal character for this it caused my problems. It also stopped the ASP.NET configuration tool from working.

As soon as I changed the directory name all the problems stopped occurring. It is something worth bearing in mind for the future.

Imar · February 25th, 2008, 01:53 PM

Hi there,

Maybe there is something wrong with your setup or with your site / setup? Here's what I just did and which worked fine:

1. Choose File | New Web Site. Create a new C# web site

2. Added a new User Control to the site

3. Dragged the UC onto the Design View of Default.aspx. Worked as expected and I was able to open the Smart Tasks panel of the UC.

AFAIK, this is all how it's supposed to work. It works for me every time.

Maybe your situation is different? (I don't have the book, so I don't know the exact steps you are following). In that case, can you elaborate?

Imar

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