CSS and ASP

[BreckCogdill]

Hello,

I have a database-driven site written with ASP that gets data from a MS SQL database. I have replaced all the font tags <Font='Arial' size='2 ' color='black'> statements with code that gets the values from a database. (I want the site Admin to be able to control these values via database update screen, so I don't have to go into CSS or ASP code to change values.)

Example:

A program reads the database & sets "global" values:
HF1 = GLB.Fields("HeaderFont1")
HFS1 = GLB.Fields("HeaderFont1Size")
HFC1 = GLB.Fields("HeaderFont1Color")


All instances of font tags are coded <font face=' " & HF1 & " ' size=' " & HFS1 & " ' color=' " & HFC1 & " '>

I use a menu program that is controlled by CSS & I want to "replace" the values hard-coded in the CSS code with values derived from the database, similar to that above.

I am VERY non-technical, couldn't even call myself a coder, and I need the syntax to code the CSS to accomplish the same thing I'm doing in the ASP code.

Is this even possible & can someone help me with the proper way to code the CSS statements?

Thanks for you help . . . .Breck Cogdill

[drhowarddrfine]

I'm sitting in a McDonalds out in the country and find it hard to concentrate if I miss understand anything.

Yes, you can replace anything asp generates with proper css markup. This:
<font face=' " & HF1 & " ' size=' " & HFS1 & " ' color=' " & HFC1 & " '>
is not CSS, btw.

But it sounds like you may have to hand code everything to do so.

[BreckCogdill]

I'm sitting in a McDonalds out in the country and find it hard to concentrate if I miss understand anything.

Yes, you can replace anything asp generates with proper css markup. This:
<font face=' " & HF1 & " ' size=' " & HFS1 & " ' color=' " & HFC1 & " '>
is not CSS, btw.

But it sounds like you may have to hand code everything to do so.

Hello - Thank you for replying.

I guess I wasn't very clear about all that gobbledygook code - the code I listed is the ASP stuff as an example of how I get font data from the d/b. I want to do the same type of thing in the CSS menu. I want to code the CSS font/size/color code to be replaced with the data I get from the d/b, but I can't seem to get the syntax correct. If you could help me with the correct coding I would really appreciate it. I'm not much of a code & I've looked on the web for examples & can't find any.

Thanks . . .Breck Cogdill

[drhowarddrfine]

Ok then font-family is for specifying the 'face', font-size is for the size and 'color' would be the font color. So for a certain <p> you could have:
[code=css]
p{
font-famiy: Arial;
font-size:12px;
color:red;
}

[BreckCogdill]

Ok then font-family is for specifying the 'face', font-size is for the size and 'color' would be the font color. So for a certain <p> you could have:
[code=css]
p{
font-famiy: Arial;
font-size:12px;
color:red;
}

I think I'm not using the right terminology, but here's an example of what I want to do (if it can be done.)

This is my CSS code

.menuitem_normal
{font: 7pt Arial, sans serif;
color: #5A9ECE;
background-color: #FFFFFF;
line-height: 110%
}

I want to be able to replace
font: 7pt Arial, sans serif; with something like font: ' " & HF1 & " '
color: #5A9ECE; with color:' " & HF1 & " '
this is asp code that lets me replace html tags with these "replacement" values I get from a database & set one time when the user signs on.

Obviously, the above syntax doesn't work, can you help me with code that will?

Thank you for all your time & replies . . . Breck Cogdill

[drhowarddrfine]

Now I understand. Neither html nor css can do this so this would really be an asp question and I would ask on that board.