Chapter 11 - Page 377 - Smart Task

rdze57 · October 6th, 2010, 08:39 PM

so far so good.

I think it would be interesting to do a supplement showing what the corresponding COBOL.Net solution looks like.

Imar · October 7th, 2010, 02:34 AM

Yes, I agree. If you can create a working example of the Planet Wrox sample site in COBOL, I am sure we can find a place for it on the Wrox web site or my own web site for others to download. I am just a little worried about the database stuff. I don't think you'll be able to use the Entity Framework with COBOL, unless you spend a considerable amount of time programming. Then again, maybe Code First (not discussed in the book) with EF would work, or maybe there are third party solutions.

Out of curiosity: why are you doing this in COBOL?

Imar

rdze57 · October 7th, 2010, 09:21 AM

I'll see what I can do. I was working to create my own samples, etc. and hadn't been using the Planet Wrox sample exactly. I have been focused more on the function/features that you have highlighted.

As for the why, Visual COBOL is the product I use. I work for Micro Focus...

Imar · October 7th, 2010, 10:18 AM

Don't spend too much time on it then.... I thought that by "it would be interesting to do a supplement showing what the corresponding COBOL.Net solution looks like" you were more or less offering a Planet Wrox in COBOL. I don't think there's a lot of demand for a COBOL vesion of PW, so it may not be worth your time...

Imar

supdike · May 29th, 2012, 01:44 PM

Hello, I am having the same problem as rdze57 described - When I select to view the Smart Tag, my only option is to "Default to Master's Content".
My Frontend master code:

Code:

            <div id="Footer">Footer Goes Here</div>
        </div>
        <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="cpClientScript" runat="server">
        </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
    </form>
</body>

and my BasicSelectors code:

Code:

<%@ Page Title="Basic Selectors" Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPages/Frontend.master" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="BasicSelectors.aspx.vb" Inherits="Demos_BasicSelectors" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="cpMainContent" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="cpClientScript" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>

What am i doing incorrectly?

thanks.

Imar · May 30th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Hi there,

The answer would be the same as the one for rdze57. You only see that option for pages that don't have this content place holder present in the code. Yours does, and thus that option is not there (it's added by choosing that option when it isn't there yet).

Hope this helps,

Imar

cinco · June 8th, 2012, 09:01 PM

Hello Imar,

I'm having troubles with step 4 and 5 on p.377.

First problem, you say in step 4 to "Locate the cpClientScript" placeholder at the bottom." It doesn't exist. I think for it to be there, I have to go into the zip file of my template and add the cpClientScript placeholder, but maybe I'm missing something.

Second problem, Ok so I just manually add the cpClientScript placeholder to my newly created aspx file BasicSelectors.aspx and go to Design View and I cannot see the placeholder. So I cannot complete step 4 to open the Smart Task panel and choose Create Custom Content.

Help!!! :)

BasicSelectors.aspx (with the cpClientScript added manually)

Code:

<%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPages/Frontend.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="BasicSelectors.aspx.cs" Inherits="Demos_BasicSelectors" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="cpMainContent" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content3" ContentPlaceHolderID="cpClientScript" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>

Master Page

Code:

<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Frontend.master.cs" Inherits="MasterPages_Frontend" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
   <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="head" runat="server">
    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder> 
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" EnablePageMethods="true">
        <Scripts>
            <asp:ScriptReference Path="~/Scripts/jquery-1.4.1.min.js" />
        </Scripts>
    </asp:ScriptManager>
    <div id="PageWrapper">
        <div id="Header">
            <a href="~/" runat="server"></a>
        </div>
        <div id="MenuWrapper">
            <asp:Menu ID="Menu1" runat="server" CssClass="MainMenu" DataSourceID="SiteMapDataSource1"
                Orientation="Horizontal" StaticEnableDefaultPopOutImage="False">
            </asp:Menu>
            <asp:TreeView ID="TreeView1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SiteMapDataSource1" ShowExpandCollapse="False">
                <LevelStyles>
                    <asp:TreeNodeStyle CssClass="FirstLevelMenuItems" />
                </LevelStyles>
            </asp:TreeView>
            <asp:SiteMapDataSource ID="SiteMapDataSource1" runat="server" ShowStartingNode="False" />
        </div>
        <div id="MainContent">
            <asp:SiteMapPath ID="SiteMapPath1" runat="server">
            </asp:SiteMapPath>
            <br />
            <br />
            <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="cpMainContent" runat="server">
            </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
        </div>
        <div id="Sidebar">
            Select a Theme
            <br />
            <asp:DropDownList ID="ThemeList" runat="server" AutoPostBack="True" OnSelectedIndexChanged="ThemeList_SelectedIndexChanged">
                <asp:ListItem>Monochrome</asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem>DarkGrey</asp:ListItem>
            </asp:DropDownList>
            <br />
            <br />
            <br />
            <Wrox:Banner ID="Banner1" runat="server" DisplayDirection="Vertical" />
        </div>
        <div id="Footer">
            Footer Goes Here
        </div>
    </div>
    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="cpClientScript" runat="server">
    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
    <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">
    </asp:ContentPlaceHolder>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

cinco · June 8th, 2012, 09:06 PM

As you can see in my Master Page I had added another Content Placeholder because I was trying different things out.

Now I have removed the additional placeholder and just have the cpClientScript placeholder.

I now see it in Design View in the footer section, but cannot access the Smart Task panel.

cinco · June 8th, 2012, 09:13 PM

I should just follow the directions....user error! :)

So, for step 4 instead of going to design view like you told me...I was looking in markup view and noticed there was no cpClientScript placeholder. I thought I had done something wrong...so I added it manually. Now when I added it and went to Design View the Smart Task panel isn't there, I guess because I had already completed the Smart Task. Which wasn't very Smart. :)

Now I see that's what you were telling a previous poster.

Now when I remove it, I can see the Smart Task and it looks like all it does is add the stuff that I typed manually...it's a short cut. Ah ok. I get it now.

Cinco

Imar · June 9th, 2012, 04:56 AM

Hi Cinco,

Quote:

it's a short cut

Yes, in Design View, the "Create Custom Content" command just adds the Content control for you based on the ContentPlaceHolder in the Master Page.

Cheers,

Imar