Brilliant John, thank you loads. I've been playing with .net lately; amazing difference to the odl ver, really well designed.
Loving it :) .b -- ben joyce // [EMAIL PROTECTED] // +44 (0)7958 933718 // http://www.babelfish.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: Black, John S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 08 November 2002 23:25 > To: dotnet > Subject: RE: asp.net newbie is curious... > > > > The file that was revealed is the "code-behind" page (a physical file) > where you can place all of your code. It has a Page_Load > procedure and > any control you draw on the ASP (aspx) page can be referenced > from that > "code-behind" page. For example, if you drag a button onto your ASP > page and double-click on it, you will be taken to the > "code-behind" page > and placed at the Click method for that button. You can then > place code > there to be executed when a user clicks on the button. Very > similar to > Visual Basic if you ever did any work with that. You can also directly > influence the properties of your web controls from the "code-behind" > page, like making things visible or invisible, changing textbox/label > values, font colors, etc. Almost any property of a web control can be > accessed and modified in the "code-behind" page. > > The code-behind page is also a more powerful way of performing > operations that you used to have to do in-line with the old > .ASP model. > Things like accessing databases, processing information, creating > objects to store data, etc. can all be done in the "code-behind" page. > For example, you can create a procedure: > > Public Sub PopulateUserInfo() > ' Some code here > End Sub > > that will get your user's personal information from a > database, stick it > into a dataset, bind it to a control on your page (like a DataList): > > > myDataList.Datasource = myDataset > myDataList.DataBind() > > and then call that procedure from the "code-behind" page's Page_Load > method: > > Private Sub Page_Load() > PopulateUserInfo() > End Sub > > Then, each time the page is loaded it will call the PopulateUserInfo > procedure and display the user's info in your DataList. > Procedures can > also be placed in class files that you add to your project and called > from any page you like, as long as that page can "see" it, so you can > re-use methods/procedures whenever the need arises. > > Hope this makes sense/helps! > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Joyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:59 PM > To: dotnet > Subject: RE: asp.net newbie is curious... > > > Ahh, yeah... there is a .vb file 'inside' my .aspx file. I > am assuming > this isn't a physical file but a virtual one that contains all the > server-side VB stuff for my script, or something like that anyway. > > You mention you haven't done much in-line coding, hmm, may I ask then > how do you build you pages? > > Cheers, > > .ben > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Black, John S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 08 November 2002 22:36 > > To: dotnet > > Subject: RE: asp.net newbie is curious... > > > > > > > > There is a button at the top of the Project Window that is > > 2nd form the > > right (I think) which will 'Show all Files'. If you click that you > > should see a + appear next to your WebForm.aspx page. The > > Inherits line > > is just the name of the project/solution the file is a part > of so that > > shouldn't cause any problems. Haven't done much in-line > coding so am > > not really familiar with the 'Language' property and why it > would work > > without it but not work with it. > > > > Good Luck > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ben Joyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:32 PM > > To: dotnet > > Subject: RE: asp.net newbie is curious... > > > > > > Hi John. Thanks for the quick response. > > > > I tried changing the case but it just stopped working > (without error) > > again so I've removed the directive. > > > > I have a suspicion it might be something to do with these bits: > > > > Codebehind="WebForm1.aspx.vb" > > Inherits="WebApplication3.WebForm1" > > > > I can't see any .aspx.vb files in the project explorer, I'm > not really > > > sure what all these references are for. It's all quite > overwhelming! > > > > Cheers, > > > > .b > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Black, John S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: 08 November 2002 22:20 > > > To: dotnet > > > Subject: RE: asp.net newbie is curious... > > > > > > > > > > > > Try using VB instead of vb, I believe it is case sensitive. Also, > > > pretty sure VB is the default language so I don't think > you need to > > > qualify it with a Page directive. > > > > > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ben Joyce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 3:15 PM > > > To: dotnet > > > Subject: asp.net newbie is curious... > > > > > > > > > hi all. > > > > > > well, I have finally sorted out my workstation and have vs.net > > > installed and working. > > > > > > I have the Wrox Press book "Professional ASP.NET" > (released around > > > Beta > > > 2) and am just starting to have a go at connecting to > > > datasources, etc. > > > > > > I'm a bit baffled :) > > > > > > When I created a new page I got the following at the top: > > > > > > ----- 8< ----- > > > <%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" > > > Codebehind="WebForm1.aspx.vb" > Inherits="WebApplication3.WebForm1"%> > > > ----- >8 ----- > > > > > > I used the same page and wrote some of the example code in, as > > > follows: > > > > > > ----- 8< ----- > > > <%@Import Namespace="System.Data" %> > > > <%@Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %> > > > > > > <html> > > > > > > <head> > > > <script language="vb" runat="server"> > > > > > > sub Page_Load(source as object, e as eventargs) > > > > > > dim myConnection as SQLConnection > > > dim myCommand as SQLCommand > > > dim myReader as SQLDataReader > > > dim SQL as string > > > dim ConnStr as string > > > > > > SQL = "SELECT * FROM Shippers" > > > ConnStr = > > "server=capsicum;uid=sa;pwd=;database=Northwind;" > > > > > > myConnection = New SQLConnection(ConnStr) > > > myConnection.Open() > > > > > > myCommand = New SQLCommand(SQL, myConnection) > > > myReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader() > > > > > > Shippers.DataSource = myReader > > > Shippers.Databind() > > > > > > MyLabel.Text = myConnection.ConnectionString > > > > > > end sub > > > > > > </script> > > > </head> > > > > > > <form runat="server"> > > > > > > <asp:DropDownList id="Shippers" name="Shippers" > > > DataTextField="CompanyName" DataValueField="ShipperID" > > runat="server" > > > /> > > > <asp:Label id="MyLabel" runat="server" /> > > > > > > </form> > > > </html> > > > ----- >8 ----- > > > > > > What I want to know is why the page wont run with the <%@ Page > > > Language="vb" ... %> code in there, but runs fine if I > take it out. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Also, I am an experienced Classic ASP developer (5+ years) but I'm > > > slightly thrown by the .NET stuff. 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