Chap 9

jkoyle · June 22nd, 2011, 09:37 AM

Imar, here is the code. It looks OK to me. I made the correct to the ID of the SendButton. That was my mistake. I apoligize.

I'm still getting this error:
Error 2 'FormTable' is not declared. It may be inaccessible due to its protection level. C:\BegASPNET\Site1\Controls\ContactForm.ascx.vb 37 13 C:\BegASPNET\Site1\
Error 1 C:\BegASPNET\Site1\Controls\ContactForm.ascx.vb(37 ): error BC30451: 'FormTable' is not declared. It may be inaccessible due to its protection level.

<%@ Control Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="ContactForm.ascx.vb" Inherits="Controls_ContactForm" %>
<style type="text/css">
.style1
{
width: 100%;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function ValidatePhoneNumbers(source, args)
{
var phoneHome = document.getElementById('<%= PhoneHome.ClientID %>');
var phoneBusiness = document.getElementById('<%= PhoneBusiness.ClientID %>');
if (phoneHome.value != '' || phoneBusiness.value != '')
{
args.IsValid = true;
}
else
{
args.IsValid = false;
}
}
</script>
<table class="style1" runat="server" id="FormTable">
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<h1>Get in touch with us</h1>
<p>Use the form below to get in touch with us. Enter your name, e-mail address, and your home or business phone number to get in touch with us.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Name
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="Name" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" runat="server" ControlToValidate="Name" CssClass="ErrorMessage" ErrorMessage="Enter your name">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
E-mail address
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="EmailAddress" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator2" runat="server" ControlToValidate="EmailAddress" CssClass="ErrorMessage" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Enter an e-mail address">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="RegularExpressionValidator1" runat="server" ControlToValidate="EmailAddress" CssClass="ErrorMessage" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Enter a valid e-mail address" ValidationExpression="\w+([-+.']\w+)*@\w+([-.]\w+)*\.\w+([-.]\w+)*">*</asp:RegularExpressionValidator>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
E-mail address again
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="ConfirmEmailAddress" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator3" runat="server" ControlToValidate="ConfirmEmailAddress" CssClass="ErrorMessage" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Confirm the e-mail address">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
<asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server" ControlToCompare="EmailAddress" ControlToValidate="ConfirmEmailAddress" CssClass="ErrorMessage" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Retype the e-mail address">*</asp:CompareValidator>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Home phone number
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="PhoneHome" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td>
<asp:CustomValidator ID="CustomValidator1" runat="server" ClientValidationFunction="ValidatePhoneNumbers" CssClass="ErrorMessage" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Enter your home or business phone number">*</asp:CustomValidator>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Business phone number
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="PhoneBusiness" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Comments
</td>
<td>
<asp:TextBox ID="Comments" runat="server" Height="78px" TextMode="MultiLine" Width="341px"></asp:TextBox>
</td>
<td>
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator4" runat="server" ControlToValidate="Comments" CssClass="ErrorMessage" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Enter a comment">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<asp:Button ID="SendButton" runat="server" Text="Send" />
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<asp:ValidationSummary ID="ValidationSummary1" runat="server" CssClass="ErrorMessage" HeaderText="Please correct the following errors before you press the Send button:" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<asp:Label ID="Message" runat="server" Text="Message Sent" Visible="False" />

Imar · June 22nd, 2011, 03:08 PM

Hi there,

I copied and pasted the code into my Planet Wrox project and made three changes:

1. I deleted the lines:

Code:

 
Dim FormTable As Object
FormTable = True

2. I enabled this line:

Code:

FormTable.Visible = False

3. I changed the handler from Send.Click to SendButton.Click.

With these changes, the code runs fine for me.

My guess is that VWD hasn't seen the changes yet. Try restarting VWD, or try rebuilding the site (right-click the project in the Solution Explorer and choose Build or Rebuild.

With regard to the mail in the TempMail folder: isn't this by design? Didn't you set up the specifiedPickupDirectory to have it drop mail on your local machine without actually sending it?

Finally, when responding to a message, please click the Reply button at the end of a post rather than starting a new thread. Makes things a lot easier to manage.

Cheers,

Imar

jkoyle · June 22nd, 2011, 07:21 PM

I followed your latest recommendations. Also, all VS 2010 updates are up to date. I am still not receiving any mail. My email is working correctly.

Do you have any different suggestions?

Cheers

Imar · June 23rd, 2011, 05:49 AM

Hi there,

Earlier you said you saw mail being dropped in C:\TempMail. is that right?

Can you show the web.config code for the mail settings?

Imar

jkoyle · June 23rd, 2011, 09:17 AM

here is my web.config code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>



<configuration>
<system.web>
<pages theme="Monochrome">
<controls>
<add tagPrefix="Wrox" tagName="Banner" src="~/Controls/Banner.ascx" />
</controls>
</pages>
<compilation debug="false" strict="false" explicit="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
</system.web>

<system.net>
<mailSettings>
<smtp deliveryMethod="SpecifiedPickupDirectory" from="Jack Koyle <[email protected]>">
<specifiedPickupDirectory pickupDirectoryLocation="C:\TempMail" />
</smtp>
</mailSettings>
</system.net>
</configuration>

Imar · June 23rd, 2011, 09:25 AM

Quote:

specifiedPickupDirectory pickupDirectoryLocation="C:\TempMail" />

Then it makes perfect sense and all of this is by design....

This tells ASP.NET to drop the e-mail as a file in the C:\TempMail folder. It does *not* try to send the message over SMTP.

Refer to chapter 9, page 317 and further for more details.

Cheers,

Imar

jkoyle · June 23rd, 2011, 11:48 AM

After changing my code to use my smtp server, it worked.

THANKS FOR YOUR SKILL, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT

Imar · June 23rd, 2011, 12:07 PM

I think it has been working all the time, but just differently from what you expected..... :-)

Imar