How do I insert text at runtime (but not in codebehind)

[Alan Pretre]

I need to place a piece of text into a page but the specific text is not
known at the time of the build. How can the webmaster define a string that
gets inserted into the page ** without modifying the aspx page **. I'm
thinking along the lines of a .txt file or something that can be
"#included". The text wouldn't change (hardly ever) once it is defined by
the webmaster. Sorry if this is a dumb question.

Thanks!

-- Alan

[Kevin Spencer]

You can sotre the text anywhere you like - File, Database, System Registry,
to name just a few persistent mediums. However, using a server-siode include
is generally not a good OOP practice to use. Try using a Label or
PlaceHolder instead.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Alan Pretre" <no@spam> wrote in message
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I need to place a piece of text into a page but the specific text is not
known at the time of the build. How can the webmaster define a string that gets inserted into the page ** without modifying the aspx page **. I'm
thinking along the lines of a .txt file or something that can be
"#included". The text wouldn't change (hardly ever) once it is defined by
the webmaster. Sorry if this is a dumb question.

Thanks!

-- Alan

[Alan Pretre]

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@takempis.com> wrote in message
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You can sotre the text anywhere you like - File, Database, System Registry, to name just a few persistent mediums. However, using a server-siode include is generally not a good OOP practice to use. Try using a Label or
PlaceHolder instead.

Thanks. That's what I'm getting at. How can I put it in a text file or
something on the site and have the label fetch it in? My only requirement
is that the text not reside in the aspx page.

-- Alan

[Alan Pretre]

Never mind I'll put it in web.config.

Thanks.

-- Alan

[Kevin Spencer]

You put a label in the page. In the Page_Load event handler you assign the
Text property of the label from your source.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Alan Pretre" <no@spam> wrote in message
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"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@takempis.com> wrote in message
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You can sotre the text anywhere you like - File, Database, System

Registry,

to name just a few persistent mediums. However, using a server-siode

include

is generally not a good OOP practice to use. Try using a Label or
PlaceHolder instead.

Thanks. That's what I'm getting at. How can I put it in a text file or
something on the site and have the label fetch it in? My only requirement
is that the text not reside in the aspx page.

-- Alan