I would like multiple instances of a custom webcontrol that I am writing to be able to share some common inline html. ie. if the first custom control on the page has rendered this html, the remaining instances of this custom control should not render it. This would be similar to the Regi...more >>

i'm a bit of a noob to custom controls, so please bare with me... I just downloaded source to a control from thecodeproject.com but I'm unable to drag and drop the control from my toolbox to the design mode of my ascx file. According to the docs, I should be able to do just that. Is there so...more >>

Well, maybe not half-baked but 75%. I find very frustrating working with the DataGrid control. It offers a lot of functionality which really comes in handy. Unfortunately you can only enjoy a DataGrid to its fullest when you "drop" it on a web form. There you can modify all sorts of properties...more >>

I've coded a datagrid-derived control that makes use of a DHTML behavior in a separate script file (.htc). Now that it works, I've realized that I don't know how to deploy this well. I know how to embed the script in the project as a resource, read it back and write it to a file, but obviously...more >>

I have a custom control that makes connections to a SQL db. The controls works fine at run time, but it not able to get the connection string in my web config file at design time. I had something similar working in a previous project, but can't seem to figure out where or how they are different....more >>

Dear all, I am building a custom control data grid with some necessary functionalities. let it be <myCustomDataGrid> in .Net data grid we have the facility to specify the columns template in the html side of the design view like <column> </column> and we were using Databinder.Eva...more >>

That sums it up. When any of the dependent dropdown lists get their selected index changed (by user interaction) there is a new invocation of the composite control's CreateChildControl which then basically resets some things. Very strange behaviour, really thinking of junking the whole thing. ...more >>

I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to web controls... What I want to do, is create web control that appears in the toolbox, that one could drag onto a web page - and you'd see the actual control (e.g. what it will look like on the resultant web page - much like how the datagrid looks). If I use...more >>

I've created quite a few WebControls with pretty good success. I've made designers, data-bound controls, and so on. (Thank you to Nikhil Kothari and Vandana Datye for "Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Server Controls and Components".) I'm pretty comfortable with them now. However, occasionally, so...more >>

I have written a custom composite control. When I try to get the value of a Color property I always get Color.Empty in the designer, but I do get the color that is selected when the webpage is run. Does anyone know if I have to do something specific to get the value of the color back into th...more >>

I have created a custom composite server control. When I drag the control from the toolbox into Visual Studio it does not display in Visual Studio, instead it shows the littel green arrow and nothing else. When I run the application it shows the LiteralControl that I have added. Does anyone...more >>

I am looking for a way to sort of redirect the Page.Response content to a pdf generator component that would create a pdf file on the fly! I wonder if there is such a thing in the .net world. I see a java based product that may do this (from CORDA). This is really my problem: My asp.net pag...more >>

Sorry if this shows up twice=2E I've created a custom control that= is basically a preformatted table used throughout the page with= ParseChildren(false); you add child controls as the content to= the table and everything works great=2E My only problem is that= when you go into design view a...more >>

Hi, I am trying to use arraylist (of strings) as Datasource for a repeater. what do I write in item template? DataBinder.Eval....??? The list only contains strings.....more >>

Ok, I've done quite a bit of testing and am stuck. Here's the situation, I have two userControls and my webForm page. menu.ascx - menu contentEditor.ascx - input box + button desktopDefault.aspx - blank, except menu.ascx userControl loaded menu.ascx - obviously contains my menu, a selecti...more >>