Using a web control from a different page

[Dina]

If anyone could assist me with this issue, I'd really appreciate it!

I have a literal web control, litControl1, in webForm.aspx.
I want to modify the litControl text property from a user control
code-behind page, userControl.ascx.vb.

To do this with VS2003, I had to modify the Web Form Designer Generated
code
from
Protected WithEvents litControl1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal
to
Public Shared litControl1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal

and then I could access the property using webForm.litControl1.text =
"whatever"

Since upgrading to VS2005, this code is no longer valid.

Does anyone have any thoughts on any other methods to try???

Thanx in advance!!!
-Dina

[Bruce Barker]

this technique no longer works with 2005.

what you have to do is create a base class or interface in the app_code dir
that defines a public method to access the literal control. then have the
page inherit and implement this method. the user control can then cast the
page to the base or interface and access the method.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"Dina" <di**@uchicago.edu> wrote in message
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If anyone could assist me with this issue, I'd really appreciate it!

I have a literal web control, litControl1, in webForm.aspx.
I want to modify the litControl text property from a user control
code-behind page, userControl.ascx.vb.

To do this with VS2003, I had to modify the Web Form Designer Generated
code
from
Protected WithEvents litControl1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal
to
Public Shared litControl1 As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal

and then I could access the property using webForm.litControl1.text =
"whatever"

Since upgrading to VS2005, this code is no longer valid.

Does anyone have any thoughts on any other methods to try???

Thanx in advance!!!
-Dina