Using TextBox.Text

[Steve S]

Heres what I want to do...User types into a texbox, clicks a button, the
button saves that text to a file. The problem is that when I click the
submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost, and it reloads what
was previously there.

Any ideas?

try
{

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt",false);

sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);

sw.Flush();

sw.Close();

}

[Steve S]

It's in the click event of the button. Below is the basic idea...
private void OnLoad(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

if(sender.GetType()==typeof(System.Web.UI.WebContr ols.TextBox))

{

TextBox temp = (TextBox)sender;

StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt");

temp.Text = sr.ReadToEnd();

sr.Close();

}

}

private void Submit_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

try

{

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt",false);

sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);

sw.Flush();

sw.Close();

}

catch(HttpException ex)

{

Response.Write(ex.Message);

}

}

"Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...

Well, that's interesting. Where is the code (below) located (in other
words, what event handler is it in)? Can you post a simple repro?

Thanks,
bliz
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"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:np********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...

Heres what I want to do...User types into a texbox, clicks a button, the
button saves that text to a file. The problem is that when I click the
submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost, and it reloads

what

was previously there.

Any ideas?

try
{

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt",false);

sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);

sw.Flush();

sw.Close();

}

[Jim Blizzard [MSFT]]

Are you pre-populating TextBox1 with something? In your first post you
said, "when I click the submit button, any changes made to the textbox are
lost, and it reloads what was previously there."

How / when does the "previous" text get put in TextBox1?

Also, what are you doing with the "temp" textbox in the page_load event
handler?

bliz
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"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:zm********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...

It's in the click event of the button. Below is the basic idea...
private void OnLoad(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

if(sender.GetType()==typeof(System.Web.UI.WebContr ols.TextBox))

{

TextBox temp = (TextBox)sender;

StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt");

temp.Text = sr.ReadToEnd();

sr.Close();

}

}

private void Submit_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

try

{

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt",false);

sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);

sw.Flush();

sw.Close();

}

catch(HttpException ex)

{

Response.Write(ex.Message);

}

}

"Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...

Well, that's interesting. Where is the code (below) located (in other
words, what event handler is it in)? Can you post a simple repro?

Thanks,
bliz
--
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"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:np********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...

Heres what I want to do...User types into a texbox, clicks a button, the button saves that text to a file. The problem is that when I click the submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost, and it

reloads what

was previously there.

Any ideas?

try
{

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt",false);

sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);

sw.Flush();

sw.Close();

}

[Steve S]

Sorry, Im new to ASP, but why does determining whether or not it's the first
run matter? When I click submit, is it not able to locally grab whats in
the textbox? If thats the case, can it be done somehow locally w/out having
to go back to the server...
"MS News (MS ILM)" <sq**********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uA**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

do you do anything like that in your pageload?

if ( ! Page.IsPostBack ) // First time load or Not if vb.net ... 'then'
{

}
else
{

}
it looks like you are loading the same thing over and over again even when
you post back
"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:t4*********************@news02.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com...

The Load event populates the textbox with data in a text file, which the
user can then change, and when the submit button is pressed the changes

are

applied and saved back to the text file. However what is happening is

that

the text gets loaded fine in OnLoad, but if I delete everything from the

box

then hit submit...the data justs gets placed back in the box as if no
changes were saved.
"Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3f******@news.microsoft.com...

Are you pre-populating TextBox1 with something? In your first post you said, "when I click the submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost, and it reloads what was previously there."

How / when does the "previous" text get put in TextBox1?

Also, what are you doing with the "temp" textbox in the page_load event handler?

bliz
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"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:zm********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> It's in the click event of the button. Below is the basic idea...
>
>
> private void OnLoad(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
>
> {
>
> if(sender.GetType()==typeof(System.Web.UI.WebContr ols.TextBox))
>
> {
>
> TextBox temp = (TextBox)sender;
>
> StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt");
>
> temp.Text = sr.ReadToEnd();
>
> sr.Close();
>
> }
>
> }
>
> private void Submit_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
>
> {
>
> try
>
> {
>
> StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt",false); >
> sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);
>
> sw.Flush();
>
> sw.Close();
>
> }
>
> catch(HttpException ex)
>
> {
>
> Response.Write(ex.Message);
>
> }
>
> }
>
>
>
> "Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...
> > Well, that's interesting. Where is the code (below) located (in other > > words, what event handler is it in)? Can you post a simple repro?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > bliz
> > --
> > Jim Blizzard | http://weblogs.asp.net/jblizzard
> > Sr .NET Developer Specialist
> > Microsoft
> >
> > Your Potential. Our Passion.
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights.
> > Please reply to newsgroups only, so that others may benefit. Thanks. > >
> >
> > "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > news:np********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com... > > > Heres what I want to do...User types into a texbox, clicks a button, the
> > > button saves that text to a file. The problem is that when I click the
> > > submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost, and it
reloads
> > what
> > > was previously there.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > try
> > > {
> > >
> > > StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir +

@"\News.txt",false);

> > >
> > > sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);
> > >
> > > sw.Flush();
> > >
> > > sw.Close();
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Steve S]

Ahhh, I C. Thanks

Steve

"Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...

Hi Steve,

You need to check to see if it's a postback. (It's a postback when the user clicks the submit button). The Page_Load event is always fired before any
Button event handling. As a result, by the time you get to your button
click handler, you've already wiped out the text in the textbox in the page load.

If it's a postback, don't populate the textbox... it contains the value from the user.

If it's not a postback, populate the textbox yourself...

See the code snipit from "MS NEWS" below.

Hope this helps!
bliz

--
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Sr .NET Developer Specialist
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"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:H3*********************@news02.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com...

Sorry, Im new to ASP, but why does determining whether or not it's the

first

run matter? When I click submit, is it not able to locally grab whats in

the textbox? If thats the case, can it be done somehow locally w/out

having

to go back to the server...
"MS News (MS ILM)" <sq**********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uA**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

do you do anything like that in your pageload?

if ( ! Page.IsPostBack ) // First time load or Not if vb.net ... 'then' {

}
else
{

}
it looks like you are loading the same thing over and over again even when you post back
"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:t4*********************@news02.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com...
> The Load event populates the textbox with data in a text file, which the > user can then change, and when the submit button is pressed the changes are
> applied and saved back to the text file. However what is happening is that
> the text gets loaded fine in OnLoad, but if I delete everything from the box
> then hit submit...the data justs gets placed back in the box as if no > changes were saved.
>
>
> "Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:3f******@news.microsoft.com...
> > Are you pre-populating TextBox1 with something? In your first post you

> > said, "when I click the submit button, any changes made to the textbox are
> > lost, and it reloads what was previously there."
> >
> > How / when does the "previous" text get put in TextBox1?
> >
> > Also, what are you doing with the "temp" textbox in the page_load

event

> > handler?
> >
> > bliz
> > --
> > Jim Blizzard | http://weblogs.asp.net/jblizzard
> > Sr .NET Developer Specialist
> > Microsoft
> >
> > Your Potential. Our Passion.
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no > rights.
> > Please reply to newsgroups only, so that others may benefit. Thanks. > >
> >
> > "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > news:zm********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com... > > > It's in the click event of the button. Below is the basic idea... > > >
> > >
> > > private void OnLoad(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > if(sender.GetType()==typeof(System.Web.UI.WebContr ols.TextBox))
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > TextBox temp = (TextBox)sender;
> > >
> > > StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt");
> > >
> > > temp.Text = sr.ReadToEnd();
> > >
> > > sr.Close();
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > private void Submit_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > try
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir +

@"\News.txt",false);

> > >
> > > sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);
> > >
> > > sw.Flush();
> > >
> > > sw.Close();
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > catch(HttpException ex)
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > Response.Write(ex.Message);
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

> > > news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...
> > > > Well, that's interesting. Where is the code (below) located (in other
> > > > words, what event handler is it in)? Can you post a simple repro? > > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > bliz
> > > > --
> > > > Jim Blizzard | http://weblogs.asp.net/jblizzard
> > > > Sr .NET Developer Specialist
> > > > Microsoft
> > > >
> > > > Your Potential. Our Passion.
> > > >
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

> > > rights.
> > > > Please reply to newsgroups only, so that others may benefit.

Thanks.

> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > > >

news:np********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...

> > > > > Heres what I want to do...User types into a texbox, clicks a
button,
> > the
> > > > > button saves that text to a file. The problem is that when

I click
> > the
> > > > > submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost, and

it > > reloads
> > > > what
> > > > > was previously there.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > try
> > > > > {
> > > > >
> > > > > StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir +
> @"\News.txt",false);
> > > > >
> > > > > sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);
> > > > >
> > > > > sw.Flush();
> > > > >
> > > > > sw.Close();
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Jim Blizzard [MSFT]]

You're welcome. Thanks for using the newsgroups!
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--------------------

From: "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
Subject: Re: Using TextBox.Text

Ahhh, I C. Thanks

Steve

"Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...

Hi Steve,

You need to check to see if it's a postback. (It's a postback when the

user

clicks the submit button). The Page_Load event is always fired before any

Button event handling. As a result, by the time you get to your button
click handler, you've already wiped out the text in the textbox in the

page

load.

If it's a postback, don't populate the textbox... it contains the value

from

the user.

If it's not a postback, populate the textbox yourself...

See the code snipit from "MS NEWS" below.

Hope this helps!
bliz

--
Jim Blizzard | http://weblogs.asp.net/jblizzard
Sr .NET Developer Specialist
Microsoft

Your Potential. Our Passion.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

rights.

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"Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:H3*********************@news02.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com...

> Sorry, Im new to ASP, but why does determining whether or not it's the

first

> run matter? When I click submit, is it not able to locally grab whatsin > the textbox? If thats the case, can it be done somehow locally w/out

having

> to go back to the server...
>
>
> "MS News (MS ILM)" <sq**********@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uA**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > do you do anything like that in your pageload?
> >
> > if ( ! Page.IsPostBack ) // First time load or Not if vb.net ...'then' > > {
> >
> > }
> > else
> > {
> >
> > }
> > it looks like you are loading the same thing over and over again even

when

> > you post back
> >
> >
> > "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > news:t4*********************@news02.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com...
> > > The Load event populates the textbox with data in a text file, which the

> > > user can then change, and when the submit button is pressed the

changes

> > are
> > > applied and saved back to the text file. However what is happeningis > > that
> > > the text gets loaded fine in OnLoad, but if I delete everything

from

the

> > box
> > > then hit submit...the data justs gets placed back in the box as ifno > > > changes were saved.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote inmessage > > > news:3f******@news.microsoft.com...
> > > > Are you pre-populating TextBox1 with something? In your firstpost > you
> > > > said, "when I click the submit button, any changes made to the

textbox

> > are
> > > > lost, and it reloads what was previously there."
> > > >
> > > > How / when does the "previous" text get put in TextBox1?
> > > >
> > > > Also, what are you doing with the "temp" textbox in the page_load
> event
> > > > handler?
> > > >
> > > > bliz
> > > > --
> > > > Jim Blizzard | http://weblogs.asp.net/jblizzard
> > > > Sr .NET Developer Specialist
> > > > Microsoft
> > > >
> > > > Your Potential. Our Passion.
> > > >
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confersno > > > rights.
> > > > Please reply to newsgroups only, so that others may benefit.Thanks. > > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > > >news:zm********************@news01.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com... > > > > > It's in the click event of the button. Below is the basicidea... > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > private void OnLoad(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > > > >
> > > > > {
> > > > >
> > > > > if(sender.GetType()==typeof(System.Web.UI.WebContr ols.TextBox))
> > > > >
> > > > > {
> > > > >
> > > > > TextBox temp = (TextBox)sender;
> > > > >
> > > > > StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(sVirtualDir + @"\News.txt");
> > > > >
> > > > > temp.Text = sr.ReadToEnd();
> > > > >
> > > > > sr.Close();
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > private void Submit_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > > > >
> > > > > {
> > > > >
> > > > > try
> > > > >
> > > > > {
> > > > >
> > > > > StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir +
> @"\News.txt",false);
> > > > >
> > > > > sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);
> > > > >
> > > > > sw.Flush();
> > > > >
> > > > > sw.Close();
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > catch(HttpException ex)
> > > > >
> > > > > {
> > > > >
> > > > > Response.Write(ex.Message);
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jim Blizzard [MSFT]" <ji******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> > > > > news:3f********@news.microsoft.com...
> > > > > > Well, that's interesting. Where is the code (below) located(in > > other
> > > > > > words, what event handler is it in)? Can you post a simple

repro?

> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > bliz
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Jim Blizzard | http://weblogs.asp.net/jblizzard
> > > > > > Sr .NET Developer Specialist
> > > > > > Microsoft
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Your Potential. Our Passion.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, andconfers > no
> > > > > rights.
> > > > > > Please reply to newsgroups only, so that others may benefit.
> Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Steve S" <hi***@rogersNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> > > > > >
> news:np********************@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> > > > > > > Heres what I want to do...User types into a texbox, clicks

a > > button,
> > > > the
> > > > > > > button saves that text to a file. The problem is that when

I > > click
> > > > the
> > > > > > > submit button, any changes made to the textbox are lost,

and it

> > > > reloads
> > > > > > what
> > > > > > > was previously there.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > try
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(sVirtualDir +
> > > @"\News.txt",false);
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > sw.Write(TextBox1.Text);
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > sw.Flush();
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > sw.Close();
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>