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Finding HtmlInputText in asp.net c# 2.0

Hi,

I am working on asp.net 2.0 using c#

I am creating form on the aspx page by transforming xml with xslt and therefore creating html conrols in the form

I have created html text field from xml , xslt as follows

<input type="text" name="txtCompanyName" runat="server" class="formText" />

Now at code behind I am writting a code on page load method (just to test if code is finding html control or not)

HtmlInputText hCompany = (HtmlInputText)Page.FindControl("txtCompanyName");
string txtCompanyName = hCompanyName.Value;

I am getting null pointer exception because hCompany is null

I have also tried

HtmlInputText hCompany = (HtmlInputText)this.FindControl("txtCompanyName");

but it is not working

I am rendering xml with xslt on aspx page by below code:

<asp:Xml runat="server" ID="tblTenderDetail" Document="myxml.xml" TransformSource="tenderDetail.xsl" >

I also tried

HtmlInputText hCompany = (HtmlInputText)tblTenderDetail.Page.FindControl("txtCompanyName");

Please guide

Daniel Van Der Werken

What happens if you do this?

object oCompany = Page.FindControl( "txtCompanyName" );

What is oCompany? Null?

Also, is this inside any other control like a repeater or such?

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tia_kamakshi

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yes oCompany is also null

It is under contentPlaceHolder as aspx page has masterpage in it

so the code is

<asp:Content ID="Content6" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" runat="Server">
<asp:Xml runat="server" ID="tblTenderDetail" Document="myxml.xml" TransformSource="tenderDetail.xsl" >
</asp:Xml>

</asp:Content

tia_kamakshi

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As suggested I have added name and id both as follows:

<input type="text" id="txtCompanyName" name="txtCompanyName" class="formText" />

and tried

HtmlInputText hCompany = (HtmlInputText)Page.Master.FindControl("txtCompanyName");

This also not helped me

Please suggest

tia_kamakshi

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I have the inputs in xml only. This xml is published by external agency, therefore xml and xslt is used

Do you have any suggestion other than this

Please suggest that as well

Daniel Van Der Werken

Run the page, do a View Source, and put that output here for us to look at.

Jorge_Laines_PE

Post your xml and xslt please, to give you another approach

tia_kamakshi

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Hi,

Please find my code attached.

I have renamed all files with .txt extension at the last. so that experts exchange should allow me to upload the file

Please suggest
code.zip

tia_kamakshi

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hi

are you looking into this? this is urgent to me

please guide

thanks

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tia_kamakshi

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Thanks Dan7el

I have now added form tag having runat server in it.

The problem looks to me is related to
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27240176/runat-server-is-not-working-when-transforming-xml-and-xslt.html

my html control is not running at server, therefore it is displaying runat server with input tag. means .net is not rendering this control on the server and taking output as string after transformation of xml and xslt

Please suggest