handling events between webpages..

G

Guest

Hi,
I am working on creating a webapplication and my design calls for creating
main webform which will have menu bar on left hand side and a IFrame which
will contain all the forms that are shown when menu items are clicked.Besides
these i would like to put a custom status bar. Any error message encountered
in any of the webpage will be displayed in the banner.
The problem iam encountering is how to access the customer status bar in
child forms that are displayed in the IFRAME. I cannot use
HttpApplicationState.Application object as i cannot put custom objects in
application object. Is that correct? Also, assuming that i can raise events
from the forms when error is encountered then the question is how do i
capture that event in my main frame. I don't want to register tons of events
in my main form for tons of objects that are there in my application. Since i
cannot attach word document in this post so i will try use following figure
to demonstrate what i am planning to accomplish:

Main Webpage(contains IFRAME, MENU BAR, STATUS BAR CONTROL)
________|_________
| |
Page1 Page 2(contains webcontrols)
|
Page1.1(contain webcontrols)

Assuming that main webpage shows page1 in the iframe which brings up
page1.1 when some command button is clicked and Page 1.1 contains web user
control. Now assuming user ecounters some error in the webcontrol. I want
that error message to be displayed in the status bar control of Main webpage.
I can raise error event from webcontrol which will be captured by Page 1.1 ,
the problem that remains is how to propogate that event to Main webpage.
Any suggestion on this approach or any better approach to handle this. I
know there is way to move control between webpages but i don't find that very
elegant solution for my problem.
Thanks
Subhash
 
G

Guest

Instead of frames, use an HTMLTable to place different user or custom
controls that implement the various components of your page. If you are
worried about the performance of having to recreate all components upon
postback then take advantage of the Page fragment caching feature in ASP.NET
2.0. http://beta.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/doc/caching/fragment.aspx

Are there any particular reasons you want to use frames?
 
G

Guest

How else can i get my webpages to display in particular area of screen? I
thought frames are the only way to do as they are generic container controls.
If i use table then how do i display a webpage in particular cell of table.
--
Thanks
SCS


Phillip Williams said:
Thanks Juan.
 
G

Guest

In the model that you presented, you referred to a "Main Webpage" in which
you wanted to insert a frame where another "webpage" should be able to
communicate events to the parent page. You can achieve this goal if you were
to think of the child page as a control that is positioned on the page (using
any of the formatting facilities that are available in HTML, not just an
HTMLTable)

You asked, "how do I display a web page in a particular cell of table?" The
answer is: in the same way as you would place a TextBox, a DropDownList or
any other server control on a webform. You can also using the cssStyle
attribute for advanced styling effects.
 
S

Steven Cheng[MSFT]

Thanks for Phillip's suggestions.

Hi SCS,

Regarding on your scenario, if you're using multiple frames (frame or
iframe) based page, the communcation between those frames does be a
problem. The ASP.NET serverside programming model is request/ response
based, so each time only one page/or handler 's request is under
processing, the runtime is not aware of another parent or child frame
because the frames/iframe are all clientside object model which supported
by client browsers. So generally we would have to use clientside scripts
for cross browser communation. For example, we can use following script to
access parent frame window or child frames:

window.parent
window.frames

Also, we can use window.parent.location to reset parent window's url
address and pass some querystring items to pass information to parent
window, this is also a certain means used commonly. (for example, the MSDN
web site
http://msdn.mcrosoft.com/library/)

In addition, since your web application want to have a consistent UI style
for all the pages in it ( have the menu and side navigate bar....), would
you consider use single page (instead of using iframe) and make UI
consistency through the ASP.NET 2.0 's Master Page feature? Master Page
can help us define a template page layout which is common for all the pages
in the site and we can create concrete pages based on the master page
template. And whenever we want to change any UI in the template part, just
modify the master page intead of modifying each concrete pages. Also,
using master page can avoid using iframe so that we can easlily access each
control on the page in serverside code.

Please feel free to let me know your consideration or concerns.

Thanks,

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
(This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
rights.)

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| In the model that you presented, you referred to a "Main Webpage" in
which
| you wanted to insert a frame where another "webpage" should be able to
| communicate events to the parent page. You can achieve this goal if you
were
| to think of the child page as a control that is positioned on the page
(using
| any of the formatting facilities that are available in HTML, not just an
| HTMLTable)
|
| You asked, "how do I display a web page in a particular cell of table?"
The
| answer is: in the same way as you would place a TextBox, a DropDownList
or
| any other server control on a webform. You can also using the cssStyle
| attribute for advanced styling effects.
|
| --
| HTH,
| Phillip Williams
| http://www.societopia.net
| http://www.webswapp.com
|
|
| "scsharma" wrote:
|
| > How else can i get my webpages to display in particular area of screen?
I
| > thought frames are the only way to do as they are generic container
controls.
| > If i use table then how do i display a webpage in particular cell of
table.
| > --
| > Thanks
| > SCS
| >
| >
| > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
| >
| > > Thanks Juan.
| > >
| > > --
| > > Phillip Williams
| > > http://www.societopia.net
| > > http://www.webswapp.com
| > >
| > >
| > > "Juan T. Llibre" wrote:
| > >
| > > > Hi, Philip.
| > > >
| > > > Please make a note of the new address for the 2.0 QuickStart :
| > > >
| > > > http://www.asp.net/QUICKSTART/default.aspx
| > > >
| > > > That particular page you cited will be at :
| > > > http://www.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/doc/caching/fragment.aspx
| > > >
| > > > The beta.asp.net site will go down shortly, as the product is not
in beta any more.
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > > > Juan T. Llibre, ASP.NET MVP
| > > > ASP.NET FAQ : http://asp.net.do/faq/
| > > > ASPNETFAQ.COM : http://www.aspnetfaq.com/
| > > > Foros de ASP.NET en Español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
| > > > ======================================
| > > > | > > > > Instead of frames, use an HTMLTable to place different user or
custom
| > > > > controls that implement the various components of your page. If
you are
| > > > > worried about the performance of having to recreate all
components upon
| > > > > postback then take advantage of the Page fragment caching feature
in ASP.NET
| > > > > 2.0.
http://beta.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/doc/caching/fragment.aspx
| > > > >
| > > > > Are there any particular reasons you want to use frames?
| > > > > --
| > > > > HTH,
| > > > > Phillip Williams
| > > > > http://www.societopia.net
| > > > > http://www.webswapp.com
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > > "scsharma" wrote:
| > > > >
| > > > >> Hi,
| > > > >> I am working on creating a webapplication and my design calls
for creating
| > > > >> main webform which will have menu bar on left hand side and a
IFrame which
| > > > >> will contain all the forms that are shown when menu items are
clicked.Besides
| > > > >> these i would like to put a custom status bar. Any error message
encountered
| > > > >> in any of the webpage will be displayed in the banner.
| > > > >> The problem iam encountering is how to access the customer
status bar in
| > > > >> child forms that are displayed in the IFRAME. I cannot use
| > > > >> HttpApplicationState.Application object as i cannot put custom
objects in
| > > > >> application object. Is that correct? Also, assuming that i can
raise events
| > > > >> from the forms when error is encountered then the question is
how do i
| > > > >> capture that event in my main frame. I don't want to register
tons of events
| > > > >> in my main form for tons of objects that are there in my
application. Since i
| > > > >> cannot attach word document in this post so i will try use
following figure
| > > > >> to demonstrate what i am planning to accomplish:
| > > > >>
| > > > >> Main Webpage(contains IFRAME, MENU BAR, STATUS BAR CONTROL)
| > > > >> ________|_________
| > > > >> | |
| > > > >> Page1 Page 2(contains webcontrols)
| > > > >> |
| > > > >> Page1.1(contain webcontrols)
| > > > >>
| > > > >> Assuming that main webpage shows page1 in the iframe which
brings up
| > > > >> page1.1 when some command button is clicked and Page 1.1
contains web user
| > > > >> control. Now assuming user ecounters some error in the
webcontrol. I want
| > > > >> that error message to be displayed in the status bar control of
Main webpage.
| > > > >> I can raise error event from webcontrol which will be captured
by Page 1.1 ,
| > > > >> the problem that remains is how to propogate that event to Main
webpage.
| > > > >> Any suggestion on this approach or any better approach to
handle this. I
| > > > >> know there is way to move control between webpages but i don't
find that very
| > > > >> elegant solution for my problem.
| > > > >> Thanks
| > > > >> Subhash
| > > > >>
| > > > >>
| > > > >>
| > > > >>
| > > > >> --
| > > > >> Thanks
| > > > >> SCS
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
|
 
G

Guest

Thanks Philips and Steven for your responses. Using .NET 2.0 is not an option
for current project as thats a company decision and i cannot influence that
at this point of time.
Let me tell you my reason for using IFRAME rather than tables. As I
understand if i have to display a page in say 2nd cell in third row then i
have to alway write code like:

TableCell c = new TableCell();
c.Controls.Add("AspxPage.aspx");
and add this cell to my table.

Imagine doing this for every form that needs to be displayed:(. On the
contrary if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell the menu item(which
happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is IFRAME. After that i don't have
to worry about anything. Any child webpages that are opened from any of the
action in my application would be always shown inside the frame. I am not
sure if i can do that with table.
Please let me know if this still does not makes sense and i will try to
explain using some example.
Once again i thank you for responding to my queries. On side note, If i
have to draw something using paint and then post it in this form then is that
possible? I don't see any option to upload attachments.
 
G

Guest

Hello SCS,


You are correct in saying that "if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell
the menu item (which happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is IFRAME."
But then you lose a requirement that you put forth at the outset of this
thread; namely to be able to handle events from the child page in the parent
page. I had to do the same in a previous project (the website of the City of
North Vancouver, a municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada
). So maybe I should use it here as a case study.

If you look at the City of North Vancouver ‘s website at http://www.cnv.org,
you will see that it has thousands of pages (that used to be separate asp
pages before I redesigned it). Now it is only one web form in asp.net

The page is divided in separate areas managed by custom server controls; one
for the top menu (that is dynamically generated out of an oracle database
updated momentarily as a new page is added to the site), a footer, a side
menu (that appears a tree with collapsible/expandable items) and a content
area (which is similar to the child page that you intended to place in a
frame).

By using one page, I manage to process events from the content area within
the parent page. The content area does not only display static HTML content
but also applications as in this link
http://www.cnv.org//APPS/PROPERTY_SEARCH/

In summary if you want to process events, server-side, from the content page
to the main page then you have no option but to think of the content page as
a control. Technically any function that you can carry in an aspx page class
you can convert to an ascx without any loss of functionality. As for the
display considerations, you can use cascading style sheets to achieve the
final look and feel of your site in ASP.NET 1.x

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com
 
S

Steven Cheng[MSFT]

Thanks for SCS's respone and Phillip's continue followup,

So I support Phillip's idea ,however, considering SCS's actual scenario the
structure may not be changed. Have you already built the main page and
those sub pages which will be displayed in iframe? Also, if using Philip's
suggest that use Table to constructure the layout of your main page, you
can no longer use sub pages, we have to use WebControls or
Usercontrols(ascx) to construct the UI. Also, if you've decided to use
Iframe structure, as I've mentioned before, we'll have to utilize
clientside script to do cross frame communication....

So what's your project's current status?

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
(This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
rights.)


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| Hello SCS,
|
|
| You are correct in saying that "if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell
| the menu item (which happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is
IFRAME."
| But then you lose a requirement that you put forth at the outset of this
| thread; namely to be able to handle events from the child page in the
parent
| page. I had to do the same in a previous project (the website of the City
of
| North Vancouver, a municipality in the province of British Columbia,
Canada
| ). So maybe I should use it here as a case study.
|
| If you look at the City of North Vancouver ‘s website at
http://www.cnv.org,
| you will see that it has thousands of pages (that used to be separate asp
| pages before I redesigned it). Now it is only one web form in asp.net
|
| The page is divided in separate areas managed by custom server controls;
one
| for the top menu (that is dynamically generated out of an oracle database
| updated momentarily as a new page is added to the site), a footer, a side
| menu (that appears a tree with collapsible/expandable items) and a
content
| area (which is similar to the child page that you intended to place in a
| frame).
|
| By using one page, I manage to process events from the content area
within
| the parent page. The content area does not only display static HTML
content
| but also applications as in this link
| http://www.cnv.org//APPS/PROPERTY_SEARCH/
|
| In summary if you want to process events, server-side, from the content
page
| to the main page then you have no option but to think of the content page
as
| a control. Technically any function that you can carry in an aspx page
class
| you can convert to an ascx without any loss of functionality. As for the
| display considerations, you can use cascading style sheets to achieve the
| final look and feel of your site in ASP.NET 1.x
|
| --
| HTH,
| Phillip Williams
| http://www.societopia.net
| http://www.webswapp.com
|
|
| "scsharma" wrote:
|
| > Thanks Philips and Steven for your responses. Using .NET 2.0 is not an
option
| > for current project as thats a company decision and i cannot influence
that
| > at this point of time.
| > Let me tell you my reason for using IFRAME rather than tables. As I
| > understand if i have to display a page in say 2nd cell in third row
then i
| > have to alway write code like:
| >
| > TableCell c = new TableCell();
| > c.Controls.Add("AspxPage.aspx");
| > and add this cell to my table.
| >
| > Imagine doing this for every form that needs to be displayed:(. On the
| > contrary if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell the menu item(which
| > happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is IFRAME. After that i
don't have
| > to worry about anything. Any child webpages that are opened from any of
the
| > action in my application would be always shown inside the frame. I am
not
| > sure if i can do that with table.
| > Please let me know if this still does not makes sense and i will try
to
| > explain using some example.
| > Once again i thank you for responding to my queries. On side note, If
i
| > have to draw something using paint and then post it in this form then
is that
| > possible? I don't see any option to upload attachments.
| > --
| > Thanks
| > SCS
| >
| >
| > "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
| >
| > > Thanks for Phillip's suggestions.
| > >
| > > Hi SCS,
| > >
| > > Regarding on your scenario, if you're using multiple frames (frame or
| > > iframe) based page, the communcation between those frames does be a
| > > problem. The ASP.NET serverside programming model is request/
response
| > > based, so each time only one page/or handler 's request is under
| > > processing, the runtime is not aware of another parent or child frame
| > > because the frames/iframe are all clientside object model which
supported
| > > by client browsers. So generally we would have to use clientside
scripts
| > > for cross browser communation. For example, we can use following
script to
| > > access parent frame window or child frames:
| > >
| > > window.parent
| > > window.frames
| > >
| > > Also, we can use window.parent.location to reset parent window's url
| > > address and pass some querystring items to pass information to parent
| > > window, this is also a certain means used commonly. (for example, the
MSDN
| > > web site
| > > http://msdn.mcrosoft.com/library/)
| > >
| > > In addition, since your web application want to have a consistent UI
style
| > > for all the pages in it ( have the menu and side navigate bar....),
would
| > > you consider use single page (instead of using iframe) and make UI
| > > consistency through the ASP.NET 2.0 's Master Page feature? Master
Page
| > > can help us define a template page layout which is common for all the
pages
| > > in the site and we can create concrete pages based on the master page
| > > template. And whenever we want to change any UI in the template part,
just
| > > modify the master page intead of modifying each concrete pages.
Also,
| > > using master page can avoid using iframe so that we can easlily
access each
| > > control on the page in serverside code.
| > >
| > > Please feel free to let me know your consideration or concerns.
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > >
| > > Steven Cheng
| > > Microsoft Online Support
| > >
| > > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
| > > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
| > > rights.)
| > >
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| > > | From: "=?Utf-8?B?UGhpbGxpcCBXaWxsaWFtcw==?="
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > | References: <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > | Subject: Re: handling events between webpages..
| > > | Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:06:04 -0800
| > > | Lines: 122
| > > | Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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| > > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:137094
| > > | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | In the model that you presented, you referred to a "Main Webpage"
in
| > > which
| > > | you wanted to insert a frame where another "webpage" should be able
to
| > > | communicate events to the parent page. You can achieve this goal if
you
| > > were
| > > | to think of the child page as a control that is positioned on the
page
| > > (using
| > > | any of the formatting facilities that are available in HTML, not
just an
| > > | HTMLTable)
| > > |
| > > | You asked, "how do I display a web page in a particular cell of
table?"
| > > The
| > > | answer is: in the same way as you would place a TextBox, a
DropDownList
| > > or
| > > | any other server control on a webform. You can also using the
cssStyle
| > > | attribute for advanced styling effects.
| > > |
| > > | --
| > > | HTH,
| > > | Phillip Williams
| > > | http://www.societopia.net
| > > | http://www.webswapp.com
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | "scsharma" wrote:
| > > |
| > > | > How else can i get my webpages to display in particular area of
screen?
| > > I
| > > | > thought frames are the only way to do as they are generic
container
| > > controls.
| > > | > If i use table then how do i display a webpage in particular cell
of
| > > table.
| > > | > --
| > > | > Thanks
| > > | > SCS
| > > | >
| > > | >
| > > | > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
| > > | >
| > > | > > Thanks Juan.
| > > | > >
| > > | > > --
| > > | > > Phillip Williams
| > > | > > http://www.societopia.net
| > > | > > http://www.webswapp.com
| > > | > >
| > > | > >
| > > | > > "Juan T. Llibre" wrote:
| > > | > >
| > > | > > > Hi, Philip.
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > > Please make a note of the new address for the 2.0 QuickStart :
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > > http://www.asp.net/QUICKSTART/default.aspx
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > > That particular page you cited will be at :
| > > | > > > http://www.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/doc/caching/fragment.aspx
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > > The beta.asp.net site will go down shortly, as the product is
not
| > > in beta any more.
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > > Juan T. Llibre, ASP.NET MVP
| > > | > > > ASP.NET FAQ : http://asp.net.do/faq/
| > > | > > > ASPNETFAQ.COM : http://www.aspnetfaq.com/
| > > | > > > Foros de ASP.NET en Español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
| > > | > > > ======================================
message
| > > | > > > | > > | > > > > Instead of frames, use an HTMLTable to place different user
or
| > > custom
| > > | > > > > controls that implement the various components of your
page. If
| > > you are
| > > | > > > > worried about the performance of having to recreate all
| > > components upon
| > > | > > > > postback then take advantage of the Page fragment caching
feature
| > > in ASP.NET
| > > | > > > > 2.0.
| > > http://beta.asp.net/QUICKSTART/aspnet/doc/caching/fragment.aspx
| > > | > > > >
| > > | > > > > Are there any particular reasons you want to use frames?
| > > | > > > > --
| > > | > > > > HTH,
| > > | > > > > Phillip Williams
| > > | > > > > http://www.societopia.net
| > > | > > > > http://www.webswapp.com
| > > | > > > >
| > > | > > > >
| > > | > > > > "scsharma" wrote:
| > > | > > > >
| > > | > > > >> Hi,
| > > | > > > >> I am working on creating a webapplication and my design
calls
| > > for creating
| > > | > > > >> main webform which will have menu bar on left hand side
and a
| > > IFrame which
| > > | > > > >> will contain all the forms that are shown when menu items
are
| > > clicked.Besides
| > > | > > > >> these i would like to put a custom status bar. Any error
message
| > > encountered
| > > | > > > >> in any of the webpage will be displayed in the banner.
| > > | > > > >> The problem iam encountering is how to access the
customer
| > > status bar in
| > > | > > > >> child forms that are displayed in the IFRAME. I cannot use
| > > | > > > >> HttpApplicationState.Application object as i cannot put
custom
| > > objects in
| > > | > > > >> application object. Is that correct? Also, assuming that i
can
| > > raise events
| > > | > > > >> from the forms when error is encountered then the question
is
| > > how do i
| > > | > > > >> capture that event in my main frame. I don't want to
register
| > > tons of events
| > > | > > > >> in my main form for tons of objects that are there in my
| > > application. Since i
| > > | > > > >> cannot attach word document in this post so i will try
use
| > > following figure
| > > | > > > >> to demonstrate what i am planning to accomplish:
| > > | > > > >>
| > > | > > > >> Main Webpage(contains IFRAME, MENU BAR, STATUS BAR CONTROL)
| > > | > > > >> ________|_________
| > > | > > > >> | |
| > > | > > > >> Page1 Page 2(contains webcontrols)
| > > | > > > >> |
| > > | > > > >> Page1.1(contain webcontrols)
| > > | > > > >>
| > > | > > > >> Assuming that main webpage shows page1 in the iframe which
| > > brings up
| > > | > > > >> page1.1 when some command button is clicked and Page 1.1
| > > contains web user
| > > | > > > >> control. Now assuming user ecounters some error in the
| > > webcontrol. I want
| > > | > > > >> that error message to be displayed in the status bar
control of
| > > Main webpage.
| > > | > > > >> I can raise error event from webcontrol which will be
captured
| > > by Page 1.1 ,
| > > | > > > >> the problem that remains is how to propogate that event to
Main
| > > webpage.
| > > | > > > >> Any suggestion on this approach or any better approach to
| > > handle this. I
| > > | > > > >> know there is way to move control between webpages but i
don't
| > > find that very
| > > | > > > >> elegant solution for my problem.
| > > | > > > >> Thanks
| > > | > > > >> Subhash
| > > | > > > >>
| > > | > > > >>
| > > | > > > >>
| > > | > > > >>
| > > | > > > >> --
| > > | > > > >> Thanks
| > > | > > > >> SCS
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > >
| > > |
| > >
| > >
|
 
G

Guest

Thanks a lot for replies. My project is in middle of development and main
page is also done. We cannot afford to use user controls as we have lots of
webpages and converting them into user controls if not difficult then it is
not something which would be acceptable to people in our development team. We
have pretty big development team. Also, if I convert webpages to user
controls then i still have to have to put those controls on my webpage and
hide and show those controls as need arises. correct?

--
Thanks
SCS


Steven Cheng said:
Thanks for SCS's respone and Phillip's continue followup,

So I support Phillip's idea ,however, considering SCS's actual scenario the
structure may not be changed. Have you already built the main page and
those sub pages which will be displayed in iframe? Also, if using Philip's
suggest that use Table to constructure the layout of your main page, you
can no longer use sub pages, we have to use WebControls or
Usercontrols(ascx) to construct the UI. Also, if you've decided to use
Iframe structure, as I've mentioned before, we'll have to utilize
clientside script to do cross frame communication....

So what's your project's current status?

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
(This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
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| Hello SCS,
|
|
| You are correct in saying that "if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell
| the menu item (which happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is
IFRAME."
| But then you lose a requirement that you put forth at the outset of this
| thread; namely to be able to handle events from the child page in the
parent
| page. I had to do the same in a previous project (the website of the City
of
| North Vancouver, a municipality in the province of British Columbia,
Canada
| ). So maybe I should use it here as a case study.
|
| If you look at the City of North Vancouver ‘s website at
http://www.cnv.org,
| you will see that it has thousands of pages (that used to be separate asp
| pages before I redesigned it). Now it is only one web form in asp.net
|
| The page is divided in separate areas managed by custom server controls;
one
| for the top menu (that is dynamically generated out of an oracle database
| updated momentarily as a new page is added to the site), a footer, a side
| menu (that appears a tree with collapsible/expandable items) and a
content
| area (which is similar to the child page that you intended to place in a
| frame).
|
| By using one page, I manage to process events from the content area
within
| the parent page. The content area does not only display static HTML
content
| but also applications as in this link
| http://www.cnv.org//APPS/PROPERTY_SEARCH/
|
| In summary if you want to process events, server-side, from the content
page
| to the main page then you have no option but to think of the content page
as
| a control. Technically any function that you can carry in an aspx page
class
| you can convert to an ascx without any loss of functionality. As for the
| display considerations, you can use cascading style sheets to achieve the
| final look and feel of your site in ASP.NET 1.x
|
| --
| HTH,
| Phillip Williams
| http://www.societopia.net
| http://www.webswapp.com
|
|
| "scsharma" wrote:
|
| > Thanks Philips and Steven for your responses. Using .NET 2.0 is not an
option
| > for current project as thats a company decision and i cannot influence
that
| > at this point of time.
| > Let me tell you my reason for using IFRAME rather than tables. As I
| > understand if i have to display a page in say 2nd cell in third row
then i
| > have to alway write code like:
| >
| > TableCell c = new TableCell();
| > c.Controls.Add("AspxPage.aspx");
| > and add this cell to my table.
| >
| > Imagine doing this for every form that needs to be displayed:(. On the
| > contrary if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell the menu item(which
| > happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is IFRAME. After that i
don't have
| > to worry about anything. Any child webpages that are opened from any of
the
| > action in my application would be always shown inside the frame. I am
not
| > sure if i can do that with table.
| > Please let me know if this still does not makes sense and i will try
to
| > explain using some example.
| > Once again i thank you for responding to my queries. On side note, If
i
| > have to draw something using paint and then post it in this form then
is that
| > possible? I don't see any option to upload attachments.
| > --
| > Thanks
| > SCS
| >
| >
| > "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
| >
| > > Thanks for Phillip's suggestions.
| > >
| > > Hi SCS,
| > >
| > > Regarding on your scenario, if you're using multiple frames (frame or
| > > iframe) based page, the communcation between those frames does be a
| > > problem. The ASP.NET serverside programming model is request/
response
| > > based, so each time only one page/or handler 's request is under
| > > processing, the runtime is not aware of another parent or child frame
| > > because the frames/iframe are all clientside object model which
supported
| > > by client browsers. So generally we would have to use clientside
scripts
| > > for cross browser communation. For example, we can use following
script to
| > > access parent frame window or child frames:
| > >
| > > window.parent
| > > window.frames
| > >
| > > Also, we can use window.parent.location to reset parent window's url
| > > address and pass some querystring items to pass information to parent
| > > window, this is also a certain means used commonly. (for example, the
MSDN
| > > web site
| > > http://msdn.mcrosoft.com/library/)
| > >
| > > In addition, since your web application want to have a consistent UI
style
| > > for all the pages in it ( have the menu and side navigate bar....),
would
| > > you consider use single page (instead of using iframe) and make UI
| > > consistency through the ASP.NET 2.0 's Master Page feature? Master
Page
| > > can help us define a template page layout which is common for all the
pages
| > > in the site and we can create concrete pages based on the master page
| > > template. And whenever we want to change any UI in the template part,
just
| > > modify the master page intead of modifying each concrete pages.
Also,
| > > using master page can avoid using iframe so that we can easlily
access each
| > > control on the page in serverside code.
| > >
| > > Please feel free to let me know your consideration or concerns.
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > >
| > > Steven Cheng
| > > Microsoft Online Support
| > >
| > > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
| > > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
| > > rights.)
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| > > <[email protected]>
| > > | References: <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
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| > > | Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:06:04 -0800
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| > > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:137094
| > > | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | In the model that you presented, you referred to a "Main Webpage"
in
| > > which
| > > | you wanted to insert a frame where another "webpage" should be able
to
| > > | communicate events to the parent page. You can achieve this goal if
you
| > > were
| > > | to think of the child page as a control that is positioned on the
page
| > > (using
| > > | any of the formatting facilities that are available in HTML, not
just an
| > > | HTMLTable)
| > > |
| > > | You asked, "how do I display a web page in a particular cell of
table?"
| > > The
| > > | answer is: in the same way as you would place a TextBox, a
DropDownList
| > > or
| > > | any other server control on a webform. You can also using the
cssStyle
| > > | attribute for advanced styling effects.
| > > |
| > > | --
| > > | HTH,
| > > | Phillip Williams
| > > | http://www.societopia.net
| > > | http://www.webswapp.com
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | "scsharma" wrote:
| > > |
| > > | > How else can i get my webpages to display in particular area of
screen?
| > > I
| > > | > thought frames are the only way to do as they are generic
container
| > > controls.
| > > | > If i use table then how do i display a webpage in particular cell
of
| > > table.
| > > | > --
| > > | > Thanks
| > > | > SCS
| > > | >
| > > | >
| > > | > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
| > > | >
| > > | > > Thanks Juan.
| > > | > >
| > > | > > --
| > > | > > Phillip Williams
| > > | > > http://www.societopia.net
| > > | > > http://www.webswapp.com
| > > | > >
| > > | > >
| > > | > > "Juan T. Llibre" wrote:
| > > | > >
| > > | > > > Hi, Philip.
| > > | > > >
| > > | > > > Please make a note of the new address for the 2.0 QuickStart :
 
S

Steven Cheng[MSFT]

Hi SCS,

Yes, you need to load different usercontrol into the main page's table
section when navigating between different concrete pages. Also, you can
choose to create the main page UI as UserControl so as to include them in
each of your concrete pages, just something like Master page in 2.0...

Thanks,

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
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| Thanks a lot for replies. My project is in middle of development and main
| page is also done. We cannot afford to use user controls as we have lots
of
| webpages and converting them into user controls if not difficult then it
is
| not something which would be acceptable to people in our development
team. We
| have pretty big development team. Also, if I convert webpages to user
| controls then i still have to have to put those controls on my webpage
and
| hide and show those controls as need arises. correct?
|
| --
| Thanks
| SCS
|
|
| "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
|
| > Thanks for SCS's respone and Phillip's continue followup,
| >
| > So I support Phillip's idea ,however, considering SCS's actual scenario
the
| > structure may not be changed. Have you already built the main page and
| > those sub pages which will be displayed in iframe? Also, if using
Philip's
| > suggest that use Table to constructure the layout of your main page,
you
| > can no longer use sub pages, we have to use WebControls or
| > Usercontrols(ascx) to construct the UI. Also, if you've decided to
use
| > Iframe structure, as I've mentioned before, we'll have to utilize
| > clientside script to do cross frame communication....
| >
| > So what's your project's current status?
| >
| > Steven Cheng
| > Microsoft Online Support
| >
| > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
| > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
| > rights.)
| >
| >
| > --------------------
| > | Thread-Topic: handling events between webpages..
| > | thread-index: AcXlT764H4R7nBmIS+ehXVIa3zhRuA==
| > | X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 64.253.156.46
| > | From: "=?Utf-8?B?UGhpbGxpcCBXaWxsaWFtcw==?="
| > <[email protected]>
| > | References: <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > <[email protected]>
| > | Subject: Re: handling events between webpages..
| > | Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:05:11 -0800
| > | Lines: 306
| > | Message-ID: <[email protected]>
| > | MIME-Version: 1.0
| > | Content-Type: text/plain;
| > | charset="Utf-8"
| > | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| > | X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
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| > | Path: TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGXA03.phx.gbl
| > | Xref: TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl
| > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:356724
| > | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
| > |
| > | Hello SCS,
| > |
| > |
| > | You are correct in saying that "if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is
tell
| > | the menu item (which happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is
| > IFRAME."
| > | But then you lose a requirement that you put forth at the outset of
this
| > | thread; namely to be able to handle events from the child page in the
| > parent
| > | page. I had to do the same in a previous project (the website of the
City
| > of
| > | North Vancouver, a municipality in the province of British Columbia,
| > Canada
| > | ). So maybe I should use it here as a case study.
| > |
| > | If you look at the City of North Vancouver ‘s website at
| > http://www.cnv.org,
| > | you will see that it has thousands of pages (that used to be separate
asp
| > | pages before I redesigned it). Now it is only one web form in asp.net
| > |
| > | The page is divided in separate areas managed by custom server
controls;
| > one
| > | for the top menu (that is dynamically generated out of an oracle
database
| > | updated momentarily as a new page is added to the site), a footer, a
side
| > | menu (that appears a tree with collapsible/expandable items) and a
| > content
| > | area (which is similar to the child page that you intended to place
in a
| > | frame).
| > |
| > | By using one page, I manage to process events from the content area
| > within
| > | the parent page. The content area does not only display static HTML
| > content
| > | but also applications as in this link
| > | http://www.cnv.org//APPS/PROPERTY_SEARCH/
| > |
| > | In summary if you want to process events, server-side, from the
content
| > page
| > | to the main page then you have no option but to think of the content
page
| > as
| > | a control. Technically any function that you can carry in an aspx
page
| > class
| > | you can convert to an ascx without any loss of functionality. As for
the
| > | display considerations, you can use cascading style sheets to achieve
the
| > | final look and feel of your site in ASP.NET 1.x
| > |
| > | --
| > | HTH,
| > | Phillip Williams
| > | http://www.societopia.net
| > | http://www.webswapp.com
| > |
| > |
| > | "scsharma" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Thanks Philips and Steven for your responses. Using .NET 2.0 is not
an
| > option
| > | > for current project as thats a company decision and i cannot
influence
| > that
| > | > at this point of time.
| > | > Let me tell you my reason for using IFRAME rather than tables. As
I
| > | > understand if i have to display a page in say 2nd cell in third row
| > then i
| > | > have to alway write code like:
| > | >
| > | > TableCell c = new TableCell();
| > | > c.Controls.Add("AspxPage.aspx");
| > | > and add this cell to my table.
| > | >
| > | > Imagine doing this for every form that needs to be displayed:(. On
the
| > | > contrary if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell the menu
item(which
| > | > happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is IFRAME. After that i
| > don't have
| > | > to worry about anything. Any child webpages that are opened from
any of
| > the
| > | > action in my application would be always shown inside the frame. I
am
| > not
| > | > sure if i can do that with table.
| > | > Please let me know if this still does not makes sense and i will
try
| > to
| > | > explain using some example.
| > | > Once again i thank you for responding to my queries. On side note,
If
| > i
| > | > have to draw something using paint and then post it in this form
then
| > is that
| > | > possible? I don't see any option to upload attachments.
| > | > --
| > | > Thanks
| > | > SCS
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
| > | >
| > | > > Thanks for Phillip's suggestions.
| > | > >
| > | > > Hi SCS,
| > | > >
| > | > > Regarding on your scenario, if you're using multiple frames
(frame or
| > | > > iframe) based page, the communcation between those frames does be
a
| > | > > problem. The ASP.NET serverside programming model is request/
| > response
| > | > > based, so each time only one page/or handler 's request is under
| > | > > processing, the runtime is not aware of another parent or child
frame
| > | > > because the frames/iframe are all clientside object model which
| > supported
| > | > > by client browsers. So generally we would have to use clientside
| > scripts
| > | > > for cross browser communation. For example, we can use following
| > script to
| > | > > access parent frame window or child frames:
| > | > >
| > | > > window.parent
| > | > > window.frames
| > | > >
| > | > > Also, we can use window.parent.location to reset parent window's
url
| > | > > address and pass some querystring items to pass information to
parent
| > | > > window, this is also a certain means used commonly. (for example,
the
| > MSDN
| > | > > web site
| > | > > http://msdn.mcrosoft.com/library/)
| > | > >
| > | > > In addition, since your web application want to have a consistent
UI
| > style
| > | > > for all the pages in it ( have the menu and side navigate
bar....),
| > would
| > | > > you consider use single page (instead of using iframe) and make
UI
| > | > > consistency through the ASP.NET 2.0 's Master Page feature?
Master
| > Page
| > | > > can help us define a template page layout which is common for all
the
| > pages
| > | > > in the site and we can create concrete pages based on the master
page
| > | > > template. And whenever we want to change any UI in the template
part,
| > just
| > | > > modify the master page intead of modifying each concrete pages.
| > Also,
| > | > > using master page can avoid using iframe so that we can easlily
| > access each
| > | > > control on the page in serverside code.
| > | > >
| > | > > Please feel free to let me know your consideration or concerns.
| > | > >
| > | > > Thanks,
| > | > >
| > | > > Steven Cheng
| > | > > Microsoft Online Support
| > | > >
| > | > > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
| > | > > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and
confers no
| > | > > rights.)
| > | > >
| > | > > --------------------
| > | > > | Thread-Topic: handling events between webpages..
| > | > > | thread-index: AcXkuP5gRyRK5GBiTSCKlG+BoiHZxQ==
| > | > > | X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 64.253.156.46
| > | > > | From: "=?Utf-8?B?UGhpbGxpcCBXaWxsaWFtcw==?="
| > | > > <[email protected]>
| > | > > | References:
<[email protected]>
| > | > > <[email protected]>
| > | > > <[email protected]>
| > | > > <[email protected]>
| > | > > <[email protected]>
| > | > > | Subject: Re: handling events between webpages..
| > | > > | Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:06:04 -0800
| > | > > | Lines: 122
| > | > > | Message-ID: <[email protected]>
| > | > > | MIME-Version: 1.0
| > | > > | Content-Type: text/plain;
| > | > > | charset="Utf-8"
| > | > > | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
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| > | > > | Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
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| > | > > | Xref: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl
| > | > > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:137094
| > | > > | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
| > | > > |
| > | > > |
| > | > > | In the model that you presented, you referred to a "Main
Webpage"
| > in
| > | > > which
| > | > > | you wanted to insert a frame where another "webpage" should be
able
| > to
| > | > > | communicate events to the parent page. You can achieve this
goal if
| > you
| > | > > were
| > | > > | to think of the child page as a control that is positioned on
the
| > page
| > | > > (using
| > | > > | any of the formatting facilities that are available in HTML,
not
| > just an
| > | > > | HTMLTable)
| > | > > |
| > | > > | You asked, "how do I display a web page in a particular cell of
| > table?"
| > | > > The
| > | > > | answer is: in the same way as you would place a TextBox, a
| > DropDownList
| > | > > or
| > | > > | any other server control on a webform. You can also using the
| > cssStyle
| > | > > | attribute for advanced styling effects.
| > | > > |
| > | > > | --
| > | > > | HTH,
| > | > > | Phillip Williams
| > | > > | http://www.societopia.net
| > | > > | http://www.webswapp.com
| > | > > |
| > | > > |
| > | > > | "scsharma" wrote:
| > | > > |
| > | > > | > How else can i get my webpages to display in particular area
of
| > screen?
| > | > > I
| > | > > | > thought frames are the only way to do as they are generic
| > container
| > | > > controls.
| > | > > | > If i use table then how do i display a webpage in particular
cell
| > of
| > | > > table.
| > | > > | > --
| > | > > | > Thanks
| > | > > | > SCS
| > | > > | >
| > | > > | >
| > | > > | > "Phillip Williams" wrote:
| > | > > | >
| > | > > | > > Thanks Juan.
| > | > > | > >
| > | > > | > > --
| > | > > | > > Phillip Williams
| > | > > | > > http://www.societopia.net
| > | > > | > > http://www.webswapp.com
| > | > > | > >
| > | > > | > >
| > | > > | > > "Juan T. Llibre" wrote:
| > | > > | > >
| > | > > | > > > Hi, Philip.
| > | > > | > > >
| > | > > | > > > Please make a note of the new address for the 2.0
QuickStart :
|
 
G

Guest

One more approach is to implement the main page as a base class to be
inherited by each of the webforms that the other developers create (or
already have), e.g.

Public Class WebForm1
Inherits MyAppBasePageClass ‘ instead of Inherits System.Web.UI.Page

--
HTH,
Phillip Williams
http://www.societopia.net
http://www.webswapp.com


scsharma said:
Thanks a lot for replies. My project is in middle of development and main
page is also done. We cannot afford to use user controls as we have lots of
webpages and converting them into user controls if not difficult then it is
not something which would be acceptable to people in our development team. We
have pretty big development team. Also, if I convert webpages to user
controls then i still have to have to put those controls on my webpage and
hide and show those controls as need arises. correct?

--
Thanks
SCS


Steven Cheng said:
Thanks for SCS's respone and Phillip's continue followup,

So I support Phillip's idea ,however, considering SCS's actual scenario the
structure may not be changed. Have you already built the main page and
those sub pages which will be displayed in iframe? Also, if using Philip's
suggest that use Table to constructure the layout of your main page, you
can no longer use sub pages, we have to use WebControls or
Usercontrols(ascx) to construct the UI. Also, if you've decided to use
Iframe structure, as I've mentioned before, we'll have to utilize
clientside script to do cross frame communication....

So what's your project's current status?

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
(This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
rights.)


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|
| Hello SCS,
|
|
| You are correct in saying that "if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell
| the menu item (which happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is
IFRAME."
| But then you lose a requirement that you put forth at the outset of this
| thread; namely to be able to handle events from the child page in the
parent
| page. I had to do the same in a previous project (the website of the City
of
| North Vancouver, a municipality in the province of British Columbia,
Canada
| ). So maybe I should use it here as a case study.
|
| If you look at the City of North Vancouver ‘s website at
http://www.cnv.org,
| you will see that it has thousands of pages (that used to be separate asp
| pages before I redesigned it). Now it is only one web form in asp.net
|
| The page is divided in separate areas managed by custom server controls;
one
| for the top menu (that is dynamically generated out of an oracle database
| updated momentarily as a new page is added to the site), a footer, a side
| menu (that appears a tree with collapsible/expandable items) and a
content
| area (which is similar to the child page that you intended to place in a
| frame).
|
| By using one page, I manage to process events from the content area
within
| the parent page. The content area does not only display static HTML
content
| but also applications as in this link
| http://www.cnv.org//APPS/PROPERTY_SEARCH/
|
| In summary if you want to process events, server-side, from the content
page
| to the main page then you have no option but to think of the content page
as
| a control. Technically any function that you can carry in an aspx page
class
| you can convert to an ascx without any loss of functionality. As for the
| display considerations, you can use cascading style sheets to achieve the
| final look and feel of your site in ASP.NET 1.x
|
| --
| HTH,
| Phillip Williams
| http://www.societopia.net
| http://www.webswapp.com
|
|
| "scsharma" wrote:
|
| > Thanks Philips and Steven for your responses. Using .NET 2.0 is not an
option
| > for current project as thats a company decision and i cannot influence
that
| > at this point of time.
| > Let me tell you my reason for using IFRAME rather than tables. As I
| > understand if i have to display a page in say 2nd cell in third row
then i
| > have to alway write code like:
| >
| > TableCell c = new TableCell();
| > c.Controls.Add("AspxPage.aspx");
| > and add this cell to my table.
| >
| > Imagine doing this for every form that needs to be displayed:(. On the
| > contrary if i use IFRAME. All i have to do is tell the menu item(which
| > happens to be a hyperlink) that the target is IFRAME. After that i
don't have
| > to worry about anything. Any child webpages that are opened from any of
the
| > action in my application would be always shown inside the frame. I am
not
| > sure if i can do that with table.
| > Please let me know if this still does not makes sense and i will try
to
| > explain using some example.
| > Once again i thank you for responding to my queries. On side note, If
i
| > have to draw something using paint and then post it in this form then
is that
| > possible? I don't see any option to upload attachments.
| > --
| > Thanks
| > SCS
| >
| >
| > "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
| >
| > > Thanks for Phillip's suggestions.
| > >
| > > Hi SCS,
| > >
| > > Regarding on your scenario, if you're using multiple frames (frame or
| > > iframe) based page, the communcation between those frames does be a
| > > problem. The ASP.NET serverside programming model is request/
response
| > > based, so each time only one page/or handler 's request is under
| > > processing, the runtime is not aware of another parent or child frame
| > > because the frames/iframe are all clientside object model which
supported
| > > by client browsers. So generally we would have to use clientside
scripts
| > > for cross browser communation. For example, we can use following
script to
| > > access parent frame window or child frames:
| > >
| > > window.parent
| > > window.frames
| > >
| > > Also, we can use window.parent.location to reset parent window's url
| > > address and pass some querystring items to pass information to parent
| > > window, this is also a certain means used commonly. (for example, the
MSDN
| > > web site
| > > http://msdn.mcrosoft.com/library/)
| > >
| > > In addition, since your web application want to have a consistent UI
style
| > > for all the pages in it ( have the menu and side navigate bar....),
would
| > > you consider use single page (instead of using iframe) and make UI
| > > consistency through the ASP.NET 2.0 's Master Page feature? Master
Page
| > > can help us define a template page layout which is common for all the
pages
| > > in the site and we can create concrete pages based on the master page
| > > template. And whenever we want to change any UI in the template part,
just
| > > modify the master page intead of modifying each concrete pages.
Also,
| > > using master page can avoid using iframe so that we can easlily
access each
| > > control on the page in serverside code.
| > >
| > > Please feel free to let me know your consideration or concerns.
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > >
| > > Steven Cheng
| > > Microsoft Online Support
| > >
| > > Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
| > > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
| > > rights.)
| > >
| > > --------------------
| > > | Thread-Topic: handling events between webpages..
| > > | thread-index: AcXkuP5gRyRK5GBiTSCKlG+BoiHZxQ==
| > > | X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 64.253.156.46
| > > | From: "=?Utf-8?B?UGhpbGxpcCBXaWxsaWFtcw==?="
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > | References: <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > <[email protected]>
| > > | Subject: Re: handling events between webpages..
| > > | Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:06:04 -0800
| > > | Lines: 122
| > > | Message-ID: <[email protected]>
| > > | MIME-Version: 1.0
| > > | Content-Type: text/plain;
| > > | charset="Utf-8"
| > > | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
| > > | X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
| > > | Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
| > > | Importance: normal
| > > | Priority: normal
| > > | X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.0
| > > | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
| > > | NNTP-Posting-Host: TK2MSFTNGXA03.phx.gbl 10.40.2.250
| > > | Path: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGXA03.phx.gbl
| > > | Xref: TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl
| > > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet:137094
| > > | X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | In the model that you presented, you referred to a "Main Webpage"
in
| > > which
| > > | you wanted to insert a frame where another "webpage" should be able
to
| > > | communicate events to the parent page. You can achieve this goal if
you
| > > were
| > > | to think of the child page as a control that is positioned on the
page
| > > (using
| > > | any of the formatting facilities that are available in HTML, not
just an
| > > | HTMLTable)
| > > |
| > > | You asked, "how do I display a web page in a particular cell of
table?"
| > > The
| > > | answer is: in the same way as you would place a TextBox, a
DropDownList
| > > or
| > > | any other server control on a webform. You can also using the
cssStyle
| > > | attribute for advanced styling effects.
| > > |
| > > | --
| > > | HTH,
| > > | Phillip Williams
| > > | http://www.societopia.net
| > > | http://www.webswapp.com
| > > |
| > > |
| > > | "scsharma" wrote:
| > > |
| > > | > How else can i get my webpages to display in particular area of
screen?
| > > I
| > > | > thought frames are the only way to do as they are generic
container
| > > controls.
| > > | > If i use table then how do i display a webpage in particular cell
of
| > > table.
| > > | > --
| > > | > Thanks
| > > | > SCS
| > > | >
| > > | >
 

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