I keep getting these requests for 'make me a tool to do xyz' for a web app we're putting up.
So after the third one, I realized it'd be easier to lump them all together and use a master page.
I've got a user control called MessageCenter I use for error, success, and informational messages, and so I dropped that on the master page.
<%@ Master Language="VB" CodeFile="tfMasterPage.master.vb" Inherits="tfMasterPage" %>
<%@ Register Src="MessageCenter/msgCenter.ascx" TagName="msgCenter" TagPrefix="uc1" %>
<%@ Register Assembly="AjaxControlToolkit" Namespace="AjaxControlToolkit" TagPrefix="cc1" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>INSERT TITLE HERE</title>
<link href="Stylesheets/EogTool.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="stylesheets/TF_Main_Styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="stylesheets/TF_Print_Styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" />
</head>
<body style="background-color: #eeeeee">
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div class="page">
<div class="headerArea">
<div class="LogoImg">
<img alt="Transparency Florida" src="images/TF_Logo.jpg" /></div>
<div class="SealImg">
<img alt="Shining the Light on Florida's Budget" src="images/TF_Seal.jpg" /></div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<h1>
FIS - EOG Table Maintenance</h1>
</div>
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" />
<div>
<asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
<ContentTemplate>
<div class="content">
<div>
<uc1:msgCenter ID="MsgCenter1" runat="server" />
</div>
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">
...
Normally, when the msgcenter is on a regular aspx page, I call its method and stuff from the codebehind as in this sub:
...
rtn = dal.deleteRow(CInt(e.CommandArgument), currentTab())
If Not IsNumeric(rtn) Then
MsgCenter1.addMessage("An Error occured deletion" & rtn, , , , "E")
Else
MsgCenter1.addMessage("Delete Successful", , , , "S")
End If
bindGrid()
MsgCenter1.Visible = True
End Sub
But when I try to do that from the asp:content thing on the page using the masterpage, it tells me that msgCenter1 is not declared. It's some sort of scope issue.
I've read about using findcontrol like
ctype(master.findcontrol("tbWhatever"), textbox).text = "FOO"
But when I try to cast to my user control, it complains because it once again, isn't declared.
I feel as though I'm just missing one piece of the puzzle, but it's been eluding me since around 4PM yesterday.
Any advice, pointers, or links would be most appreciated.
Thanks.