New To ASP.Net - Templating - Good Methods?

[Tarun Mistry]

Hi all, im new to ASP.NET, migrating from PHP, I hope some nice folks can
help me out here.

With PHP im very used to creating a template system so i can start
designing/coding early and alter a single template which is then refershed
through the entire site (a good example being a menu).

Im totally lost in ASP.NET (2.0) right now, is this possible? What should I
be looking towards.

Thanks for any help and input.

Kind Regards
Tarun

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

You should take a look at Master Pages:
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/18042

Karl
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"Tarun Mistry" <no****@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi all, im new to ASP.NET, migrating from PHP, I hope some nice folks can
help me out here.

With PHP im very used to creating a template system so i can start
designing/coding early and alter a single template which is then refershed
through the entire site (a good example being a menu).

Im totally lost in ASP.NET (2.0) right now, is this possible? What should
I be looking towards.

Thanks for any help and input.

Kind Regards
Tarun

[Elton W]

Hi Tarun,

1. create usercontrol and put menu in it. Then put usercontrol in individual
pages. When you need change menu, you only need change it in the usercontrol.

2. use Master page: create menu (and other common staff) in the Master page,
then create Contend pages and refer MasterPageFile. Any menu changes only
need to be done in one place, master page.

HTH

Elton Wang

"Tarun Mistry" wrote:

Hi all, im new to ASP.NET, migrating from PHP, I hope some nice folks can
help me out here.

With PHP im very used to creating a template system so i can start
designing/coding early and alter a single template which is then refershed
through the entire site (a good example being a menu).

Im totally lost in ASP.NET (2.0) right now, is this possible? What should I
be looking towards.

Thanks for any help and input.

Kind Regards
Tarun

[Tarun Mistry]

Many thanks, the custom user controls look like exactly what i needed!

Thanks,
Taz

"Elton W" <El****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi Tarun,

1. create usercontrol and put menu in it. Then put usercontrol in
individual
pages. When you need change menu, you only need change it in the
usercontrol.

2. use Master page: create menu (and other common staff) in the Master
page,
then create Contend pages and refer MasterPageFile. Any menu changes only
need to be done in one place, master page.

HTH

Elton Wang

"Tarun Mistry" wrote:

Hi all, im new to ASP.NET, migrating from PHP, I hope some nice folks can
help me out here.

With PHP im very used to creating a template system so i can start
designing/coding early and alter a single template which is then
refershed
through the entire site (a good example being a menu).

Im totally lost in ASP.NET (2.0) right now, is this possible? What should
I
be looking towards.

Thanks for any help and input.

Kind Regards
Tarun