Is there Page_PreInit, but for the entire application?

[Edward]

Hi All,

Would anyone know if there is an event similar to the Page_PreInit that I
can code just once, at a global initialization level, that applies to all
pages executed?

Therefore, instead of placing the code below in every page codebehind, I
could code it just once.
Protected Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreInit

If Not Request.Browser.Browser.Contains("IE") Then

Me.ClientTarget = "uplevel"

End If

End Sub
Thanks

Edward Re

[Mark Rae]

"Edward" <aR******@hotmail.comwrote in message
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Would anyone know if there is an event similar to the Page_PreInit that I
can code just once, at a global initialization level, that applies to all
pages executed?

There isn't.

Therefore, instead of placing the code below in every page codebehind, I
could code it just once.
Protected Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreInit

If Not Request.Browser.Browser.Contains("IE") Then

Me.ClientTarget = "uplevel"

End If

End Sub

Two main options:

1) Use MasterPages and ContentPages. However, since MasterPages don't have a
Page_PreInit event, you would need to create a base class which inherited
the Page object, create a Page_PreInit event in that, and then have your
MasterPages inherit the base class.

2) Do the above but without MasterPages i.e. create a base class with the
Page_PreInit code, and derive all your other pages from it.

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

The master page solution is a good one.

an HttpModule's BeginRequest might also do the trick (or you could just use
Global.asax's).

Karl

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"Edward" <aR******@hotmail.comwrote in message
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>Would anyone know if there is an event similar to the Page_PreInit that I
can code just once, at a global initialization level, that applies to all
pages executed?

There isn't.

>Therefore, instead of placing the code below in every page codebehind, I
could code it just once.
Protected Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreInit

If Not Request.Browser.Browser.Contains("IE") Then

Me.ClientTarget = "uplevel"

End If

End Sub

Two main options:

1) Use MasterPages and ContentPages. However, since MasterPages don't have
a Page_PreInit event, you would need to create a base class which
inherited the Page object, create a Page_PreInit event in that, and then
have your MasterPages inherit the base class.

2) Do the above but without MasterPages i.e. create a base class with the
Page_PreInit code, and derive all your other pages from it.

[Mark Rae]

"Karl Seguin [MVP]" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME
netwrote in message news:eG**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

The master page solution is a good one.

That's the one I use.

an HttpModule's BeginRequest might also do the trick (or you could just
use Global.asax's).

Here's an article which describes this, albeit for a different purpose...
http://asp-net-whidbey.blogspot.com/...t-20-http.html

Interestingly enough, I've never actually got this to work properly - IIRC,
although the BeginRequest method does indeed fire before the PreInit method,
I never seemed to get access to the Page object at this stage...

[Juan T. Llibre]

re:

Would anyone know if there is an event similar to the Page_PreInit that I can code just once, at a
global initialization level, that applies to all pages executed?

There isn't one.
The good news is that you can build an httpmodule which will do the job for you.

See :
http://staff.develop.com/ballen/blog...c-13818fd75a56

Brock uses it to select a Theme, but you can modify the code to do what you want to do.

His sample code is at :
http://staff.develop.com/ballen/blog...hemeSample.zip

....but read his blog entry before attempting to use it.


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Edward" <aR******@hotmail.comwrote in message
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Hi All,

Would anyone know if there is an event similar to the Page_PreInit that I can code just once, at a
global initialization level, that applies to all pages executed?

Therefore, instead of placing the code below in every page codebehind, I could code it just once.
Protected Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreInit

If Not Request.Browser.Browser.Contains("IE") Then

Me.ClientTarget = "uplevel"

End If

End Sub
Thanks

Edward Re

[Juan T. Llibre]

I sent in a suggestion before I read both of yours, which also do the work.

Brock's sample HttpModule code also works...


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"Karl Seguin [MVP]" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME netwrote in message
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>The master page solution is a good one.

That's the one I use.

>an HttpModule's BeginRequest might also do the trick (or you could just use Global.asax's).

Here's an article which describes this, albeit for a different purpose...
http://asp-net-whidbey.blogspot.com/...t-20-http.html

Interestingly enough, I've never actually got this to work properly - IIRC, although the
BeginRequest method does indeed fire before the PreInit method, I never seemed to get access to
the Page object at this stage...

[Edward]

great! ... so many options to digest!

thanks everyone for your contribution
"Edward" <aR******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:lZ*******************@news-server.bigpond.net.au...

Hi All,

Would anyone know if there is an event similar to the Page_PreInit that I
can code just once, at a global initialization level, that applies to all
pages executed?

Therefore, instead of placing the code below in every page codebehind, I
could code it just once.
Protected Sub Page_PreInit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Me.PreInit

If Not Request.Browser.Browser.Contains("IE") Then

Me.ClientTarget = "uplevel"

End If

End Sub
Thanks

Edward Re

[Mark Rae]

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@nowhere.comwrote in message
news:eD****************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>I sent in a suggestion before I read both of yours

I believe you...:-)