Formatting pages

[TomB]

In classic asp, I would have my standard page format in an include file,
which I would include on every page. Thus, the whole site has a consistent
look and can be changed through one file.

How do people do this in asp.net? I've been told that I'd need to create a
class inheriting from the Page class. That seems like overkill to me. Is
there a better approach.

Thanks
TomB

[Rick Spiewak]

You can create a user control (.ascx file) which is the ASP.NET replacement
for include files.

"TomB" <sh*****@hotmailXXX.com> wrote in message
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In classic asp, I would have my standard page format in an include file,
which I would include on every page. Thus, the whole site has a consistent look and can be changed through one file.

How do people do this in asp.net? I've been told that I'd need to create a class inheriting from the Page class. That seems like overkill to me. Is
there a better approach.

Thanks
TomB

[Tom B]

So if you want to change the look of your page, you have to manipulate each
page?

For example, if you have a "menu" user control on the left hand side, and
decide to go with a horizontal menu along the top. You not only have to
change the user control, but move it on each page?

Thanks Rick
"Rick Spiewak" <ri*********@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

You can create a user control (.ascx file) which is the ASP.NET replacement for include files.

"TomB" <sh*****@hotmailXXX.com> wrote in message
news:uM*************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

In classic asp, I would have my standard page format in an include file,
which I would include on every page. Thus, the whole site has a consistent

look and can be changed through one file.

How do people do this in asp.net? I've been told that I'd need to create a

class inheriting from the Page class. That seems like overkill to me.

Is there a better approach.

Thanks
TomB

[Rick Spiewak]

You could make that a property of the user control, so that you could tell
it how to lay out. For example, a datalist can do that for you.

"Tom B" <sh*****@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uu****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

So if you want to change the look of your page, you have to manipulate each page?

For example, if you have a "menu" user control on the left hand side, and
decide to go with a horizontal menu along the top. You not only have to
change the user control, but move it on each page?

Thanks Rick
"Rick Spiewak" <ri*********@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

You can create a user control (.ascx file) which is the ASP.NET

replacement

for include files.

"TomB" <sh*****@hotmailXXX.com> wrote in message
news:uM*************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

In classic asp, I would have my standard page format in an include file, which I would include on every page. Thus, the whole site has a

consistent

look and can be changed through one file.

How do people do this in asp.net? I've been told that I'd need to create

a

class inheriting from the Page class. That seems like overkill to me.

Is there a better approach.

Thanks
TomB

[Tom B]

Thanks again,

I found an old article in Visual Basic Programmer's Journal that talks about
using Page Templates. I haven't read it yet, but I think I'll have a peek
at that.

Thanks for your help
TomB

"Rick Spiewak" <ri*********@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:eA**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

You could make that a property of the user control, so that you could tell
it how to lay out. For example, a datalist can do that for you.

"Tom B" <sh*****@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uu****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

So if you want to change the look of your page, you have to manipulate

each

page?

For example, if you have a "menu" user control on the left hand side, and

decide to go with a horizontal menu along the top. You not only have to
change the user control, but move it on each page?

Thanks Rick
"Rick Spiewak" <ri*********@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

You can create a user control (.ascx file) which is the ASP.NET

replacement

for include files.

"TomB" <sh*****@hotmailXXX.com> wrote in message
news:uM*************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In classic asp, I would have my standard page format in an include file, > which I would include on every page. Thus, the whole site has a
consistent
> look and can be changed through one file.
>
> How do people do this in asp.net? I've been told that I'd need to

create

a
> class inheriting from the Page class. That seems like overkill to

me. Is

> there a better approach.
>
> Thanks
> TomB
>
>