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Hi, I'm using V.S. 2008, C# for this Web page at http://www.labctsi.org/Members/SearchMembers.aspx/Index.  User would select from the Select controls and click the add button and then click the Search button and I get message of

The IControllerFactory 'CtsiMembershipApplication.MyControllerFactory' did not return a controller for a controller named 'SearchMembers'.

The url for this page is "http://www.labctsi.org/SearchMembers.aspx/Search/" which is incorrect becuase it should have been http://www.labctsi.org/Members/SearchMembers.aspx/Search/.  I put in this url and then  I get a different error for HTTP 404.

For the 1st error message is very confusing for me.  For this ASP.NET MVC project, I did copy serveral classes code from another project named, CtsiMembershipApplication" but I don't have MyControllerFactory in my prject.  Actually, I just don't have any Controllerfactory class in my project becuase I did a search for this and found none.  I also did a serach for CtsiMembershipApplication and found nothing either.

How can I correct this so

1.  when my form is submitted it will go to the right Action(Search) in my (one and only one) controller with correct url?

2.  How can I reset the researchInterests variable to null  from the Search Action after it receives it?  (This variable is declared and construted in my Search view)

Thank you.



<%@ Page Title="" Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="CtsiSearchMembership.Models"%>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" runat="server">

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
        var selectBox;
        var selectedText;
        var researchInterestFullName;
        var addToHiddenField;
        var selectedResearchInterestCount;
        selectedResearchInterestCount = 0;
        var professionalOrganizationCount;
        professionalOrganizationCount = 0;

        var interestIds = new Array();

        $('#level2ResearchInterests').hide();
        $('#level3ResearchInterests').hide();
        $('#level4ResearchInterests').hide();


        $("#level1ResearchInterests").change(function() {

            $.getJSON("/Membership.aspx/GetChildResearchInterests/" + $(this).val(), function(json) {
                var options = '';
                for (var i = 0; i < json.length; i++) {
                    options += '<option value="' + json[i].Id + '">' + json[i].Name + '</option>';
                }
                $("#level2ResearchInterests").html(options);
                $("#level3ResearchInterests").html('');
                $("#level4ResearchInterests").html('');
                if (json.length > 0) {
                    $('#level1ResearchInterests').animate({ width: 170 }, 'fast', function() {
                        $('#level2ResearchInterests').css('width', '340px');
                        $('#level2ResearchInterests').fadeIn('fast');
                    });
                }
                else {
                    $('#level2ResearchInterests').fadeOut('fast');
                }
                $('#level3ResearchInterests').fadeOut('fast');
                $('#level4ResearchInterests').fadeOut('fast');
            })
        })

        $("#level2ResearchInterests").change(function() {

            $.getJSON("/Membership.aspx/GetChildResearchInterests/" + $(this).val(), function(json) {
                var options = '';
                for (var i = 0; i < json.length; i++) {
                    options += '<option value="' + json[i].Id + '">' + json[i].Name + '</option>';
                }
                $("#level3ResearchInterests").html(options);
                $("#level4ResearchInterests").html('');
                $('#level2ResearchInterests').fadeIn('fast');
                if (json.length > 0) {
                    $('#level2ResearchInterests').animate({ width: 170 }, 'fast', function() {
                        $('#level3ResearchInterests').css('width', '340px');
                        $('#level3ResearchInterests').fadeIn('fast');
                    });
                }
                else {
                    $('#level3ResearchInterests').fadeOut('fast');
                }
                $('#level4ResearchInterests').fadeOut('fast');
            })
        })

        $("#level3ResearchInterests").change(function() {

            $.getJSON("/Membership.aspx/GetChildResearchInterests/" + $(this).val(), function(json) {
                var options = '';
                for (var i = 0; i < json.length; i++) {
                    options += '<option value="' + json[i].Id + '">' + json[i].Name + '</option>';
                }
                $("#level4ResearchInterests").html(options);
                $('#level2ResearchInterests').fadeIn('fast');
                $('#level3ResearchInterests').fadeIn('fast');
                if (json.length > 0) {
                    $('#level3ResearchInterests').animate({ width: 170 }, 'fast', function() {
                        $('#level4ResearchInterests').fadeIn('fast');
                    });
                }
                else {
                    $('#level4ResearchInterests').fadeOut('fast');
                }
            })
        })


        //Finally reset all the research interests
        var resetResearchInterestSelection = function() {
            $("#level2ResearchInterests").hide();
            $("#level3ResearchInterests").hide();
            $("#level4ResearchInterests").hide();
            $("#level2ResearchInterests").html('');
            $("#level3ResearchInterests").html('');
            $("#level4ResearchInterests").html('');
            $('#level1ResearchInterests').attr('selectedIndex', '-1');
            $('#level1ResearchInterests').animate({ width: 340 }, 'fast');
        };



        $("#addResearchInterest").click(function() {

            if ($('#level1ResearchInterests').val() == null) return; //Nothing has been selected, so return

            //Clear out the table which shows the selected research interests if necessary.
            if (selectedResearchInterestCount == 0) { $('table#selectedResearchInterests tbody tr').remove(); };
            var selectedId;
            researchInterestFullName = '';
            addToHiddenField = 1;
            //Start from level 4 research interests, we basically only store the id of the selected Id of the lowest level Research Interest, as its parents can be inferred.
            if ($('#level4ResearchInterests').val() != null) {
                if (addToHiddenField == 1) $("#researchInterests").val($("#researchInterests").val() + $('#level4ResearchInterests').val() + ',');
                addToHiddenField = 0;
                selectBox = document.getElementById("level4ResearchInterests");
                selectedText = selectBox.options[selectBox.selectedIndex].text;
                researchInterestFullName = ">" + selectedText;
                selectedId = $('#level4ResearchInterests').val();
            };
            if ($('#level3ResearchInterests').val() != null) {
                if (addToHiddenField == 1) $("#researchInterests").val($("#researchInterests").val() + $('#level3ResearchInterests').val() + ',');
                addToHiddenField = 0;
                selectBox = document.getElementById("level3ResearchInterests");
                selectedText = selectBox.options[selectBox.selectedIndex].text;
                researchInterestFullName = ">" + selectedText + researchInterestFullName;
            };
            if ($('#level2ResearchInterests').val() != null) {
                if (addToHiddenField == 1) $("#researchInterests").val($("#researchInterests").val() + $('#level2ResearchInterests').val() + ',');
                addToHiddenField = 0;
                selectBox = document.getElementById("level2ResearchInterests");
                selectedText = selectBox.options[selectBox.selectedIndex].text;
                researchInterestFullName = ">" + selectedText + researchInterestFullName;
            };
            if ($('#level1ResearchInterests').val() != null) {
                if (addToHiddenField == 1) $("#researchInterests").val($("#researchInterests").val() + $('#level1ResearchInterests').val() + ',');
                addToHiddenField = 0;
                selectBox = document.getElementById("level1ResearchInterests");
                selectedText = selectBox.options[selectBox.selectedIndex].text;
                researchInterestFullName = selectedText + researchInterestFullName;
                selectedResearchInterestCount++;
                $('<tr><td>' + selectedResearchInterestCount + '</td><td>' + researchInterestFullName + '</td></tr>').appendTo('#selectedResearchInterests tbody').animate({ backgroundColor: 'yellow' }, 500).animate({ backgroundColor: 'white' }, 500, resetResearchInterestSelection);
                //Apply the classes in order to get striping
                $('#selectedResearchInterests tbody tr:odd').removeClass('even').addClass('odd');
                $('#selectedResearchInterests tbody tr:even').removeClass('odd').addClass('even');
            };
            alert("Selected ids are : " + $("#researchInterests").val());
            return false;
        })


        $('#level1ResearchInterests').css('width', '340px');




    })
</script>



<form action="/SearchMembers.aspx/Search/" method="post">
    <input type="hidden" name="ResearchInterests" id="researchInterests" value=""/>

    <fieldset>
        <h1>Search CTSI Members</h1>
        <br class="clear" />
        <label>Areas of Research Interest</label>
        <select id="level1ResearchInterests" name="Level1ResearchInterests" size="5" tabindex="1">
            <% foreach (ResearchInterest researchInterest in ViewData["Level1ResearchInterests"] as IList<ResearchInterest>) { %>
                <option value="<%=researchInterest.Id%>"><%=researchInterest.Name%></option>
            <% } %>
        </select>
        <select id="level2ResearchInterests" name="Level2ResearchInterests" size="5">
        </select>
        <select id="level3ResearchInterests" name="Level3ResearchInterests" size="5">
        </select>
        <select id="level4ResearchInterests" name="Level4ResearchInterests" size="5">
        </select><br /><br />
        <div class="buttonWrapper">
            <input type="button" id="addResearchInterest" value="Add Research Interest to my search criteria(s)" />
        </div>
        <br />
        
        <table id='selectedResearchInterests' class="expandingTable">
           <thead>
                <tr>
                    <th></th>
                    <th>My selected Research Interest</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <tr class="odd">
                    <td></td>
                    <td>No Research Interests selected yet.</td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
        </table>   
    </fieldset>
    
    
    <div class="buttonWrapper">
        <input type="submit" id="searchMembers" value="Search" tabindex="2" />
    </div>
</form>
</asp:Content>


using System;

using System.Web.Mvc;
using CtsiSearchMembership.Models;

namespace CtsiSearchMembership.Controllers
{
    public class SearchMembersController : Controller
    {
        public IResearchInterestRepository ResearchInterestRepository { get; set; }
        
        public SearchMembersController()
        {
            var researchInterestRepository = new ResearchInterestRepository();
            ResearchInterestRepository = researchInterestRepository;
        }
        //
        // GET: /SearchMembers/

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            ViewData["Level1ResearchInterests"] = ResearchInterestRepository.FindByParentResearchInterestId(0);

            return View("Search");
        }

        public JsonResult GetChildResearchInterests(long id)
        {
            var result = new JsonResult { Data = ResearchInterestRepository.FindByParentResearchInterestId(id) };
            return result;
        }

        [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post)]
        public ViewResult Search(string researchInterestsString)
        {
            var interestIds = researchInterestsString;
            //var interestIds = Request.Form["researchInterests"].ToString().Trim();
            if (interestIds[interestIds.Length - 1] == ',')
                interestIds = interestIds.Remove(interestIds.Length - 1);
            ViewData["Members"] = ResearchInterestRepository.FindMembersByInterestIds(interestIds);
            researchInterestsString = string.Empty;
            ViewData["Level1ResearchInterests"] = ResearchInterestRepository.FindByParentResearchInterestId(0);
            return View("List");
        }
    }
}

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