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Please try the following Code in your aspx page<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;%# getCompanyNameFromID (Eval(&quot;CompanyName&quot;).ToStr<wbr />ing()) %&gt;<br />
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Please try the following Code in your aspx page

 
         <%# getCompanyNameFromID (Eval("CompanyName").ToString()) %>
 




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Can anyone tell me why this is complaining at compile time?<br />
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the second code snippet works fine! <br />

<pre><code id="code-355957">--this doesnt work 
&lt;AppointmentTemplate&gt;
                          
                             &lt;div style=&quot;color: #0000AA; font-size: 10px;&quot;&gt;
                                     &lt;%
                                         Dim eee As String = #Eval(&quot;CustomerID&quot;)
                                         
                                         Dim aaa As String = getCompanyNameFromID(eee)
                                         Response.Write(aaa)
                                     %&gt;
                             &lt;/div&gt;
                             
 &lt;/AppointmentTemplate&gt;  
--but this does 
&lt;AppointmentTemplate&gt;
                          
                             &lt;div style=&quot;color: #0000AA; font-size: 10px;&quot;&gt;
                                     &lt;%#Eval(&quot;CompanyName&quot;)%&gt;
                             &lt;/div&gt;
                             
&lt;/AppointmentTemplate&gt;
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Can anyone tell me why this is complaining at compile time?

the second code snippet works fine! 

#eval function on asp.net

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