FindControl not working in v2 after conversion from 1.1

[Brad Roberts]

I have a web page that makes extensive use of FindControl in the Page.Load
event to dynamicly populate label controls. Worked fine in 1.1 but I get a
"object not set to an instance...or not found" kind of message.

ex,
CType(FindControl("FY" & istring & "PayLabel"),
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label).Text = YearString

Another difference is that in 1.1 I used a UserControl for a menu and in v2
I am using Master Pages.

Is there something I can do to retrieve this functionality? The v1.1 code is
really useful. I would hate to have to redo it...

Thanks
--
Brad

"Software is like melted pudding..."

[Olaf Rabbachin]

Hi,

Brad Roberts wrote:

I have a web page that makes extensive use of FindControl in the Page.Load
event to dynamicly populate label controls. Worked fine in 1.1 but I get a
"object not set to an instance...or not found" kind of message.

ex,
CType(FindControl("FY" & istring & "PayLabel"),
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label).Text = YearString

Another difference is that in 1.1 I used a UserControl for a menu and in v2
I am using Master Pages.

Is there something I can do to retrieve this functionality? The v1.1 code is
really useful. I would hate to have to redo it...

is the control that is causing the problem contained within another control
(i.e., a panel)? You might have to do a recursive loop to also search
controls that themselves host other controls.

Cheers,
Olaf
--
My .02: www.Resources.IntuiDev.com

[Brad Roberts]

The web page has a master page with a content page. The Master page contains
a ASP.NET menu control and some images. The content is separate. The controls
that I am trying to access are standard label and textbox controls(runat =
server).

It worked fine with 1.1...

--
Brad

"Software is like melted pudding..."
"Olaf Rabbachin" wrote:

Hi,

Brad Roberts wrote:

I have a web page that makes extensive use of FindControl in the Page.Load
event to dynamicly populate label controls. Worked fine in 1.1 but I get a
"object not set to an instance...or not found" kind of message.

ex,
CType(FindControl("FY" & istring & "PayLabel"),
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label).Text = YearString

Another difference is that in 1.1 I used a UserControl for a menu and in v2
I am using Master Pages.

Is there something I can do to retrieve this functionality? The v1.1 code is
really useful. I would hate to have to redo it...

is the control that is causing the problem contained within another control
(i.e., a panel)? You might have to do a recursive loop to also search
controls that themselves host other controls.

Cheers,
Olaf
--
My .02: www.Resources.IntuiDev.com

[Brad Roberts]

Found it. I just did not search as well as I should have.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xxwa0ff0.aspx

--
Brad

"Software is like melted pudding..."
"Brad Roberts" wrote:

The web page has a master page with a content page. The Master page contains
a ASP.NET menu control and some images. The content is separate. The controls
that I am trying to access are standard label and textbox controls(runat =
server).

It worked fine with 1.1...

--
Brad

"Software is like melted pudding..."
"Olaf Rabbachin" wrote:

Hi,

Brad Roberts wrote:

I have a web page that makes extensive use of FindControl in the Page.Load
event to dynamicly populate label controls. Worked fine in 1.1 but I get a
"object not set to an instance...or not found" kind of message.
>
ex,
CType(FindControl("FY" & istring & "PayLabel"),
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label).Text = YearString
>
Another difference is that in 1.1 I used a UserControl for a menu and in v2
I am using Master Pages.
>
Is there something I can do to retrieve this functionality? The v1.1 code is
really useful. I would hate to have to redo it...

is the control that is causing the problem contained within another control
(i.e., a panel)? You might have to do a recursive loop to also search
controls that themselves host other controls.

Cheers,
Olaf
--
My .02: www.Resources.IntuiDev.com