ASP.NET 2.0 - Can I easily control the master page from the Profil

[lanem]

I want to allow users to choose the look of my site. I am controlling the
look using master pages. I have 2 master pages to choose from. I want to
store and control the user's choice using the Profile stuff in 2.0. I can do
it by setting the master page in the code of each page to a value in the
Profile, but I was wondering if there is something simpler built in that I am
missing. Thanks.

[Siva M]

How about themes?

"lanem" wrote:

I want to allow users to choose the look of my site. I am controlling the
look using master pages. I have 2 master pages to choose from. I want to
store and control the user's choice using the Profile stuff in 2.0. I can do
it by setting the master page in the code of each page to a value in the
Profile, but I was wondering if there is something simpler built in that I am
missing. Thanks.

[lanem]

In this case I just want to set the master page per user.

"Siva M" wrote:

How about themes?

"lanem" wrote:

I want to allow users to choose the look of my site. I am controlling the
look using master pages. I have 2 master pages to choose from. I want to
store and control the user's choice using the Profile stuff in 2.0. I can do
it by setting the master page in the code of each page to a value in the
Profile, but I was wondering if there is something simpler built in that I am
missing. Thanks.

[Scott Allen]

You could derive all of your pages from a base class, which can use
the PreInit event to set the master page.

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:16:03 -0700, "lanem"
<la***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

I want to allow users to choose the look of my site. I am controlling the
look using master pages. I have 2 master pages to choose from. I want to
store and control the user's choice using the Profile stuff in 2.0. I can do
it by setting the master page in the code of each page to a value in the
Profile, but I was wondering if there is something simpler built in that I am
missing. Thanks.

[lanem]

Sorry to ask. But, how do I derive all of my pages from a base class? Thaknn.

"Scott Allen" wrote:

You could derive all of your pages from a base class, which can use
the PreInit event to set the master page.

--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:16:03 -0700, "lanem"
<la***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

I want to allow users to choose the look of my site. I am controlling the
look using master pages. I have 2 master pages to choose from. I want to
store and control the user's choice using the Profile stuff in 2.0. I can do
it by setting the master page in the code of each page to a value in the
Profile, but I was wondering if there is something simpler built in that I am
missing. Thanks.

[neilmcguigan]

Create a class file like this:

namespace WebApplication4 //or whatever
{
public class MyPage : System.Web.UI.Page
{
public string name = "neil";
}
}

your web.config should have a <pages> section like this:

<configuration>
<system.web>
<pages pageBaseType="WebApplication4.MyPage,WebApplicatio n4" />
</system.web>
</configuration>

this is for non code behind

in your codebehind pages, you'd change this:

public class WebForm2 : System.Web.UI.Page
{
....
}

to this
public class WebForm2 : WebApplication4.MyPage
{
....
}

cheers

[neilmcguigan]

(that's actually 1.1 info)