"Tim Thomas" <broadbanned@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am very new to .NET and am in the process of building my first web
> application.
> I will briefly describe what i am trying to achieve:
>
> I have a system where suppliers register their details, their locations,
and
> then add themselves to categories. Each category requires additional info
> from the suppliers, this additional category info is stored in its own DB
> table. a suppliers may add themselves to as many categories as required.
> the registration process is as follows:
>
> 1. enter personal details
> 2. select locations
> 3 select category
> 4 enter details for category
> [upon successfully completing stage 4, option to go back to stage 3 and
add
> another category]
>
> I have got to stage 3 ok,
> this page has a dropdownList (and a button) to select the category, on
> button_Click a user control dynamically loads into a placeholder on the
> page, all works fine. this is the simplified code:
>
> private void btnCategory_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
> Control myControl =
LoadControl(DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text.Replace
> + ".ascx");
> PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(myControl);
> }
>
> the control this loads is a simple webform page that has a form the
supplier
> fills out and a button to 'send' the form (the button is within the .ascx
> user control). the button event should then add all the form data to a
> sqlCommand to add the text in each box to the stored procedure parameters.
> All this needs to happen withing the user control because it's quite
> different for each category. i hope your following me!
> when the control button is clicked all that happens is the page (that
hosts
> the user control) reloads, the control dissapears, and the stored
procedure
> (part of the button_click method within the user control) doesn't execute,
> and all i'm left with is the dropdown list again.
>
> What i need to happen is for the button_Click event to fire, do it's stuff
> and inform the user they were added, and ask them if they would like to
add
> themselves to another category.
>
> I'm sure i am missing something fundamental and simple, but as i said i'm
> quite new to all this.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Tim..
>
>

"Tim T" <broadbanned@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks HD,
> I tried what you said, and it seems the code didn't even hit the
breakpoint,
> so i couldn't see why the button click event in the user controls code
> behind wasn't firing
> It seems to me that clicking the button (which is part of the user
control)
> on the page embedding the user control just reloads/does a post back for
the
> page [hosting the control]- it doesn't fire any of the events in the user
> control :@
> Any other suggestions appreciated
>
> Tim..
>
> "HD" <hermitdREMOVE@CAPShotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OrW5DKwnDHA.2820@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hello Tim,
> >
> > Just put a break point on the buttons click event in the code behind
file.
> > and step into it.
> > look at the various condition in the watch windows maybe some conditions
> you
> > thought didnt work that way.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > HD
> >
> > "Tim Thomas" <broadbanned@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bnq5v5$2anj$1@news.wplus.net...
> > > Hi,
> > > I am very new to .NET and am in the process of building my first web
> > > application.
> > > I will briefly describe what i am trying to achieve:
> > >
> > > I have a system where suppliers register their details, their
locations,
> > and
> > > then add themselves to categories. Each category requires additional
> info
> > > from the suppliers, this additional category info is stored in its own
> DB
> > > table. a suppliers may add themselves to as many categories as
required.
> > > the registration process is as follows:
> > >
> > > 1. enter personal details
> > > 2. select locations
> > > 3 select category
> > > 4 enter details for category
> > > [upon successfully completing stage 4, option to go back to stage 3
and
> > add
> > > another category]
> > >
> > > I have got to stage 3 ok,
> > > this page has a dropdownList (and a button) to select the category, on
> > > button_Click a user control dynamically loads into a placeholder on
the
> > > page, all works fine. this is the simplified code:
> > >
> > > private void btnCategory_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > > {
> > > Control myControl =
> > LoadControl(DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text.Replace
> > > + ".ascx");
> > > PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(myControl);
> > > }
> > >
> > > the control this loads is a simple webform page that has a form the
> > supplier
> > > fills out and a button to 'send' the form (the button is within the
> .ascx
> > > user control). the button event should then add all the form data to
a
> > > sqlCommand to add the text in each box to the stored procedure
> parameters.
> > > All this needs to happen withing the user control because it's quite
> > > different for each category. i hope your following me!
> > > when the control button is clicked all that happens is the page (that
> > hosts
> > > the user control) reloads, the control dissapears, and the stored
> > procedure
> > > (part of the button_click method within the user control) doesn't
> execute,
> > > and all i'm left with is the dropdown list again.
> > >
> > > What i need to happen is for the button_Click event to fire, do it's
> stuff
> > > and inform the user they were added, and ask them if they would like
to
> > add
> > > themselves to another category.
> > >
> > > I'm sure i am missing something fundamental and simple, but as i said
> i'm
> > > quite new to all this.
> > >
> > > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tim..
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"HD" <hermitdREMOVE@CAPShotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OrW5DKwnDHA.2820@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hello Tim,
>
> Just put a break point on the buttons click event in the code behind file.
> and step into it.
> look at the various condition in the watch windows maybe some conditions
you
> thought didnt work that way.
>
> regards,
>
> HD
>
> "Tim Thomas" <broadbanned@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bnq5v5$2anj$1@news.wplus.net...
> > Hi,
> > I am very new to .NET and am in the process of building my first web
> > application.
> > I will briefly describe what i am trying to achieve:
> >
> > I have a system where suppliers register their details, their locations,
> and
> > then add themselves to categories. Each category requires additional
info
> > from the suppliers, this additional category info is stored in its own
DB
> > table. a suppliers may add themselves to as many categories as required.
> > the registration process is as follows:
> >
> > 1. enter personal details
> > 2. select locations
> > 3 select category
> > 4 enter details for category
> > [upon successfully completing stage 4, option to go back to stage 3 and
> add
> > another category]
> >
> > I have got to stage 3 ok,
> > this page has a dropdownList (and a button) to select the category, on
> > button_Click a user control dynamically loads into a placeholder on the
> > page, all works fine. this is the simplified code:
> >
> > private void btnCategory_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> > {
> > Control myControl =
> LoadControl(DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Text.Replace
> > + ".ascx");
> > PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(myControl);
> > }
> >
> > the control this loads is a simple webform page that has a form the
> supplier
> > fills out and a button to 'send' the form (the button is within the
..ascx
> > user control). the button event should then add all the form data to a
> > sqlCommand to add the text in each box to the stored procedure
parameters.
> > All this needs to happen withing the user control because it's quite
> > different for each category. i hope your following me!
> > when the control button is clicked all that happens is the page (that
> hosts
> > the user control) reloads, the control dissapears, and the stored
> procedure
> > (part of the button_click method within the user control) doesn't
execute,
> > and all i'm left with is the dropdown list again.
> >
> > What i need to happen is for the button_Click event to fire, do it's
stuff
> > and inform the user they were added, and ask them if they would like to
> add
> > themselves to another category.
> >
> > I'm sure i am missing something fundamental and simple, but as i said
i'm
> > quite new to all this.
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tim..
> >
> >
>
>