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I need to know how to access a ascx control (table data) in order to format the data, for the body text of an email message.
Need to know How to obtain the data from a control (ascx) and build a formatted txtfile.text for an email body text
register.aspx page --> the control tag refence
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<events:EventDetails id="ctlEvent" runat="server" ShowDetails="false" ShowDiscount="true" />
need to know how to access the control data to build a formatted string
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EventDetails.ascx file
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<%@ Control Language="vb" Codebehind="EventDetails.a scx.vb" Inherits="i2Integration.Mo dules.Even tReg.Custo mControls. EventDetai ls" AutoEventWireup="false" Explicit="true" %>
<font class="SubHead">Event Information:</font>
<table id="tblForm" runat="server" cellpadding="3" summary="Event details layout table.">
<tr id="rowID" runat="server" visible="false" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">ID:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblEventID" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowStatus" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Status:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblStatus" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Title:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblTitle" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Date:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblDate" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Summary:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblSummary" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowDetails" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Details:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblDetails" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowViewStart" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">View Start:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblViewStart" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowViewEnd" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">View End:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblViewEnd" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowRegStart" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Registration Begins:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblRegStart" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowRegEnd" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Registration Ends:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblRegEnd" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowDiscount" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Discount:</td >
<td><asp:Label ID="lblDiscount" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowExport" runat="server" enableviewstate="false">
<td class="SubHead" valign="top">Export to Outlook:</td>
<td><asp:LinkButton ID="lnkExportToOutlook" runat="server" Text="Add to calendar"></asp:LinkButton ></td>
</tr>
</table>
register.aspx page --> the control tag refence
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<events:EventDetails id="ctlEvent" runat="server" ShowDetails="false" ShowDiscount="true" />
need to know how to access the control data to build a formatted string
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EventDetails.ascx file
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<%@ Control Language="vb" Codebehind="EventDetails.a
<font class="SubHead">Event Information:</font>
<table id="tblForm" runat="server" cellpadding="3" summary="Event details layout table.">
<tr id="rowID" runat="server" visible="false" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">ID:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblEventID" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowStatus" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Status:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblStatus" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Title:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblTitle" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Date:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblDate" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Summary:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblSummary" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowDetails" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Details:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblDetails" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowViewStart" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">View Start:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblViewStart" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowViewEnd" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">View End:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblViewEnd" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowRegStart" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Registration Begins:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblRegStart" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowRegEnd" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Registration Ends:</td>
<td><asp:Label ID="lblRegEnd" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowDiscount" runat="server" EnableViewState="False">
<td class="SubHead" vAlign="top">Discount:</td
<td><asp:Label ID="lblDiscount" Runat="server" CssClass="Normal" EnableViewState="False" /></td>
</tr>
<tr id="rowExport" runat="server" enableviewstate="false">
<td class="SubHead" valign="top">Export to Outlook:</td>
<td><asp:LinkButton ID="lnkExportToOutlook" runat="server" Text="Add to calendar"></asp:LinkButton
</tr>
</table>
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You must add a "Reference" directive in your page pointing to your control through virtual path attribute
See problem is - you are accessing usercontrol with wrong identifier.
Your control's id is in page: ctlEvent
so try this
Dim u As MyUserControl = TryCast(FindControl("ctlEv ent"), MyUserControl)
Once you got the control, you can access further controls inside that using findcontrol again.
Let me know if it works or you need more info.
Your control's id is in page: ctlEvent
so try this
Dim u As MyUserControl = TryCast(FindControl("ctlEv
Once you got the control, you can access further controls inside that using findcontrol again.
Let me know if it works or you need more info.
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this does not work 'MyUserControl" is in error
Dim u As MyUserControl = TryCast(FindControl("Event
Dim b As TextBox = TryCast(u.FindControl("lbl
If b IsNot Nothing Then
Response.Write("Found lblTitle + b + ")
End If