MasterPages - take plain form, add MasterPage. MasterPage does NOT appear when run

R

Randy Smith

Hi,
I now need to add MasterPages to a number of existing forms, but when I add
the code for MasterPage, the MasterPage does NOT appear when it runs.

Any thoughts?

TIA, Randy Smith
 
M

Mark Rae

I now need to add MasterPages to a number of existing forms, but when I
add the code for MasterPage, the MasterPage does NOT appear when it runs.

Any thoughts?
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Well, firstly, what do you mean by "existing forms"...? When you say "form",
do you mean ASPX page...?

How do you "add the code for MasterPage"...?
 
G

George Ter-Saakov

Sorry, but what you saying is not very understandable. I can understand each
word separately but not the whole sentce :)

Anyway in order to use master page you need to have reference to it on your
main page
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPage.master"%>



Master page shoudl have something like

<asp:contentplaceholder id="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">

</asp:contentplaceholder>

somewere. It's where content will go

And the page should have
<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="Server">

CONTENT

</asp:Content>


The best thing for you to do is to create one dummy page with master page
using wizard and look how it's done



George
 
B

bpd

Hi,
I now need to add MasterPages to a number of existing forms, but when I add
the code for MasterPage, the MasterPage does NOT appear when it runs.

Any thoughts?

TIA, Randy Smith
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Make sure your Page directive includes MasterPageFile=<your master
page here>. For example, from one of my projects:
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/rc.master"
AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Modifier_Customer.aspx.cs"
Inherits="Modifier_Customer" Title="Customer Modifier" %>
 
R

Randy Smith

Hi,
I have an existing web site, but now need to add MasterPages. So, I've
taken existing aspx.pages and added this code:
MasterPageFile="MasterPage.master"



I've made sure that my html form elements are wrapped in:

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="Server">

AND ..................... </asp:Content>



IN SPITE OF THIS, my MasterPage elements do NOT appear.



TIA, Randy Smith
 
M

Mark Rae

I have an existing web site, but now need to add MasterPages. So, I've
taken existing aspx.pages and added this code:
MasterPageFile="MasterPage.master"
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So your MasterPage is in the same folder as all your content pages...?
I've made sure that my html form elements are wrapped in:

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1"
Runat="Server">

AND ..................... </asp:Content>
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By "wrapped in", I take it that you have removed all of the other <html>
tags like <header>, <body> etc from your content pages...?
 
R

Randy Smith

Well, I did have the MasterPages in the same folder, then I tried placing
the MasterPage in my main website folder, but that didn't seem to make any
difference either. Here's what my solution folders look like:

/GWO (.NET 2005 solution)
/Web
- Login aspx.form (redirects to appropriate folder based on
user role)
/OffSvcs
- aspx forms
- MasterPage (for Office Services employees)
/User
- aspx forms
- MasterPage (for general users)
/AcctUser
- aspx forms
- MasterPage (for accounting users)
/GWO (class libraries and datamappers)

TIA, Randy
 
R

Randy Smith

Well,
I think it's been solved for those interested. Apparently, the following
code must "live" by itself. I had objects placed within it, but it just
didn't work. So, the contentplaceholder statements are below the objects.
<asp:contentplaceholder id="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">

</asp:contentplaceholder>
 
M

Mark Rae

I think it's been solved for those interested. Apparently, the following
code must "live" by itself. I had objects placed within it, but it just
didn't work. So, the contentplaceholder statements are below the objects.
<asp:contentplaceholder id="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">

</asp:contentplaceholder>
Click to expand...

That's what I said. Content pages do not have all of the "top and tail" of
regular pages - their MasterPage provides those...
 

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