PlaceHolders

[Colin Basterfield]

Hi,

I have some placeholders in my .aspx file, and when I add my controls to
them at runtime I want them to appear in specific positions on the web form,
however there are already some controls that appear statically, but the run
time created controls overwrite them, so is there a way to force the dynamic
controls to appear below them, or anywhere I choose really?

Also my PlaceHolders have ids of "actname1", "actname2", "actname3" etc, so
is there a way that in my code I can use the same code to effectively do
this for each

Label aLabel = new Label();
aLabel.Text = dataRow["activity_name"].ToString()
actname1.Controls.Add(aLabel)

All I want to do is add the appropriate number to the tail end of the
placeholder id, so something like

actname + <rownumber>.Controls.Add(aLabel)

I guess I could iterate thro the Page controls find all the placeholders and
store their references in a list using the row number as an index to the
appropriate placeholder reference???

Any thoughts out there on Xmas Eve, well it is here in NZ! :-)

TIA
Colin B

[Colin Basterfield]

Hello again,

As I wanted my controls to appear in specific positions on the web form, I
wrapped each one with a <div></div> pair, I set the style on each <div> to
position the contents specifically which on viewing the design page it has
placed the placeholders underneath each other, as I want, but when I run it,
and add my new label+text to each one's Controls array the controls are
simply next to each other in a line, not underneath each other as at design
time... :-(

Any thoughts?
TIA
Colin

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I have some placeholders in my .aspx file, and when I add my controls to
them at runtime I want them to appear in specific positions on the web form, however there are already some controls that appear statically, but the run time created controls overwrite them, so is there a way to force the dynamic controls to appear below them, or anywhere I choose really?

Also my PlaceHolders have ids of "actname1", "actname2", "actname3" etc, so is there a way that in my code I can use the same code to effectively do
this for each

Label aLabel = new Label();
aLabel.Text = dataRow["activity_name"].ToString()
actname1.Controls.Add(aLabel)

All I want to do is add the appropriate number to the tail end of the
placeholder id, so something like

actname + <rownumber>.Controls.Add(aLabel)

I guess I could iterate thro the Page controls find all the placeholders and store their references in a list using the row number as an index to the
appropriate placeholder reference???

Any thoughts out there on Xmas Eve, well it is here in NZ! :-)

TIA
Colin B

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Maybe you need to add one more control... a literal containing "<br>" ?

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hello again,

As I wanted my controls to appear in specific positions on the web form, I
wrapped each one with a <div></div> pair, I set the style on each <div> to
position the contents specifically which on viewing the design page it has
placed the placeholders underneath each other, as I want, but when I run
it,
and add my new label+text to each one's Controls array the controls are
simply next to each other in a line, not underneath each other as at
design
time... :-(

Any thoughts?
TIA
Colin

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I have some placeholders in my .aspx file, and when I add my controls to
them at runtime I want them to appear in specific positions on the web

form,

however there are already some controls that appear statically, but the

run

time created controls overwrite them, so is there a way to force the

dynamic

controls to appear below them, or anywhere I choose really?

Also my PlaceHolders have ids of "actname1", "actname2", "actname3" etc,

so

is there a way that in my code I can use the same code to effectively do
this for each

Label aLabel = new Label();
aLabel.Text = dataRow["activity_name"].ToString()
actname1.Controls.Add(aLabel)

All I want to do is add the appropriate number to the tail end of the
placeholder id, so something like

actname + <rownumber>.Controls.Add(aLabel)

I guess I could iterate thro the Page controls find all the placeholders

and

store their references in a list using the row number as an index to the
appropriate placeholder reference???

Any thoughts out there on Xmas Eve, well it is here in NZ! :-)

TIA
Colin B

[Colin Basterfield]

Ken,

Thanks for that but it doesn't make any difference, they still appear one
after the other in a line, so not sure how to proceed now.

I am having a real baptism by fire with HTML, and to a lesser extent
ASP.NET, which keeps me amused... :-)

Any more thoughts?
Thanks again
Colin

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA************@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Maybe you need to add one more control... a literal containing "<br>" ?

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hello again,

As I wanted my controls to appear in specific positions on the web form, I wrapped each one with a <div></div> pair, I set the style on each <div> to position the contents specifically which on viewing the design page it has placed the placeholders underneath each other, as I want, but when I run
it,
and add my new label+text to each one's Controls array the controls are
simply next to each other in a line, not underneath each other as at
design
time... :-(

Any thoughts?
TIA
Colin

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I have some placeholders in my .aspx file, and when I add my controls to them at runtime I want them to appear in specific positions on the web

form,

however there are already some controls that appear statically, but the

run

time created controls overwrite them, so is there a way to force the

dynamic

controls to appear below them, or anywhere I choose really?

Also my PlaceHolders have ids of "actname1", "actname2", "actname3" etc,

so

is there a way that in my code I can use the same code to effectively

do this for each

Label aLabel = new Label();
aLabel.Text = dataRow["activity_name"].ToString()
actname1.Controls.Add(aLabel)

All I want to do is add the appropriate number to the tail end of the
placeholder id, so something like

actname + <rownumber>.Controls.Add(aLabel)

I guess I could iterate thro the Page controls find all the placeholders and

store their references in a list using the row number as an index to

the appropriate placeholder reference???

Any thoughts out there on Xmas Eve, well it is here in NZ! :-)

TIA
Colin B

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hi Colin,

Perhaps you could show us the HTML code output that you are getting? That
way we could work on getting the result right.

Hmmmm... are you using absolute positioning? That might be defeating other
code that attempts to use layout mode.

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e7*************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Ken,

Thanks for that but it doesn't make any difference, they still appear one
after the other in a line, so not sure how to proceed now.

I am having a real baptism by fire with HTML, and to a lesser extent
ASP.NET, which keeps me amused... :-)

Any more thoughts?
Thanks again
Colin

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA************@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Maybe you need to add one more control... a literal containing "<br>" ?

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

> Hello again,
>
> As I wanted my controls to appear in specific positions on the web
> form, I > wrapped each one with a <div></div> pair, I set the style on each <div> to > position the contents specifically which on viewing the design page it has > placed the placeholders underneath each other, as I want, but when I
> run
> it,
> and add my new label+text to each one's Controls array the controls are
> simply next to each other in a line, not underneath each other as at
> design
> time... :-(
>
> Any thoughts?
> TIA
> Colin
>
> "Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have some placeholders in my .aspx file, and when I add my controls to >> them at runtime I want them to appear in specific positions on the web
> form,
>> however there are already some controls that appear statically, but
>> the
> run
>> time created controls overwrite them, so is there a way to force the
> dynamic
>> controls to appear below them, or anywhere I choose really?
>>
>> Also my PlaceHolders have ids of "actname1", "actname2", "actname3" etc, > so
>> is there a way that in my code I can use the same code to effectively do >> this for each
>>
>> Label aLabel = new Label();
>> aLabel.Text = dataRow["activity_name"].ToString()
>> actname1.Controls.Add(aLabel)
>>
>> All I want to do is add the appropriate number to the tail end of the
>> placeholder id, so something like
>>
>> actname + <rownumber>.Controls.Add(aLabel)
>>
>> I guess I could iterate thro the Page controls find all the placeholders > and
>> store their references in a list using the row number as an index to the >> appropriate placeholder reference???
>>
>> Any thoughts out there on Xmas Eve, well it is here in NZ! :-)
>>
>> TIA
>> Colin B
>>
>>
>
>

[Colin Basterfield]

Not sure if a dim view is taken of attaching a file, but given that you
asked for HTML, then unles I attach it you won't see it in the message.

If the moderator is reading, please accept my apologies, and perhaps suggest
a way of achieving the requirement

I am using absolute positioning, so I will play around with that whilst I
wait for a reply :-)

Cheers Ken
Colin

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA************@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:eI**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Hi Colin,

Perhaps you could show us the HTML code output that you are getting? That
way we could work on getting the result right.

Hmmmm... are you using absolute positioning? That might be defeating other
code that attempts to use layout mode.

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e7*************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Ken,

Thanks for that but it doesn't make any difference, they still appear one after the other in a line, so not sure how to proceed now.

I am having a real baptism by fire with HTML, and to a lesser extent
ASP.NET, which keeps me amused... :-)

Any more thoughts?
Thanks again
Colin

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BA************@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

Maybe you need to add one more control... a literal containing "<br>" ?

"Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello again,
>
> As I wanted my controls to appear in specific positions on the web
> form,

I

> wrapped each one with a <div></div> pair, I set the style on each <div>

to

> position the contents specifically which on viewing the design page

it has

> placed the placeholders underneath each other, as I want, but when I
> run
> it,
> and add my new label+text to each one's Controls array the controls

are > simply next to each other in a line, not underneath each other as at
> design
> time... :-(
>
> Any thoughts?
> TIA
> Colin
>
> "Colin Basterfield" <co**************@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have some placeholders in my .aspx file, and when I add my controls to

>> them at runtime I want them to appear in specific positions on the

web > form,
>> however there are already some controls that appear statically, but
>> the
> run
>> time created controls overwrite them, so is there a way to force the
> dynamic
>> controls to appear below them, or anywhere I choose really?
>>
>> Also my PlaceHolders have ids of "actname1", "actname2", "actname3"

etc,

> so
>> is there a way that in my code I can use the same code to effectively do

>> this for each
>>
>> Label aLabel = new Label();
>> aLabel.Text = dataRow["activity_name"].ToString()
>> actname1.Controls.Add(aLabel)
>>
>> All I want to do is add the appropriate number to the tail end of

the >> placeholder id, so something like
>>
>> actname + <rownumber>.Controls.Add(aLabel)
>>
>> I guess I could iterate thro the Page controls find all the

placeholders

> and
>> store their references in a list using the row number as an index to

the

>> appropriate placeholder reference???
>>
>> Any thoughts out there on Xmas Eve, well it is here in NZ! :-)
>>
>> TIA
>> Colin B
>>
>>
>
>