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Hi There,
Iam in the process of creating a very small content management system.
The need is....
I have a page displayed taking data from the database , both for the
template and the content.

I use a dropdown list box to display a list of countries.

The hitch is I have to display the dropdown at a specified marker tag
in the template so that I can get the user list of countries at a
specified place.

For E.x

<tr>
<td class="bold" width="100%"><br>
<br>
User Name:<br>
<input name="textfield" type="text" size="15" maxlength="20">
<br>
<br>
Password:<br>
<input name="textfield2" type="text" size="15" maxlength="20">
<br>
<br>
<span class="bold">Forgot your password?</span><br>
<br>
<span class="bold">Click here to register.</span>
<span> [#Country#]</span>
</td>
</tr>

The above is the html template it will be stored in the DB and pumped
out and displayed.
I have to replace the [#Country#] with the dropdown server control
which gets the populated data from the DB.

Or please suggest me a way how can I do it.
Thanks and Regards
Gokul

try this:
Read this template out of db as string, and divide the string into three
parts, the second part is [#Country#].
Add a placehoder control to your page, and then add first part as literal
control , and your dropdownlist control and then the third part.

like:
PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new Literate(sPart1))
PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(Your DropDownList)
PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new Literate(sPart3))


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Juno
MCSD.NET, MCDBA, MCSE
----------------------------------------------------------
Support Team of EasyDotNet, INC. http://www.EasyDotNet.com
DataForm.NET - The most powerful data entry web server control for ASP.NET



"gokul" <> wrote in message
news: m...
> Hi There,
> Iam in the process of creating a very small content management system.
> The need is....
> I have a page displayed taking data from the database , both for the
> template and the content.
>
> I use a dropdown list box to display a list of countries.
>
> The hitch is I have to display the dropdown at a specified marker tag
> in the template so that I can get the user list of countries at a
> specified place.
>
> For E.x
>
> <tr>
> <td class="bold" width="100%"><br>
> <br>
> User Name:<br>
> <input name="textfield" type="text" size="15" maxlength="20">
> <br>
> <br>
> Password:<br>
> <input name="textfield2" type="text" size="15" maxlength="20">
> <br>
> <br>
> <span class="bold">Forgot your password?</span><br>
> <br>
> <span class="bold">Click here to register.</span>
> <span> [#Country#]</span>
> </td>
> </tr>
>
> The above is the html template it will be stored in the DB and pumped
> out and displayed.
> I have to replace the [#Country#] with the dropdown server control
> which gets the populated data from the DB.
>
> Or please suggest me a way how can I do it.
> Thanks and Regards
> Gokul

Hi Juno,
Thanks for the tip.
What I do now is.... I have a place holder, have a literal control and
place it in the Place holder, by your tip Iam able to place the
control in to the page...but the problem is I want to replace it at a
particular point.
The replace is to be made with a particular text string by this
control (DropDownList).

Regards
GOKUL.

"Juno" <> wrote in message news:<>...
> try this:
> Read this template out of db as string, and divide the string into three
> parts, the second part is [#Country#].
> Add a placehoder control to your page, and then add first part as literal
> control , and your dropdownlist control and then the third part.
>
> like:
> PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new Literate(sPart1))
> PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(Your DropDownList)
> PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(new Literate(sPart3))
>
>
> --
> Juno
> MCSD.NET, MCDBA, MCSE
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Support Team of EasyDotNet, INC. http://www.EasyDotNet.com
> DataForm.NET - The most powerful data entry web server control for ASP.NET
>
>
>
> "gokul" <> wrote in message
> news: m...
> > Hi There,
> > Iam in the process of creating a very small content management system.
> > The need is....
> > I have a page displayed taking data from the database , both for the
> > template and the content.
> >
> > I use a dropdown list box to display a list of countries.
> >
> > The hitch is I have to display the dropdown at a specified marker tag
> > in the template so that I can get the user list of countries at a
> > specified place.
> >
> > For E.x
> >
> > <tr>
> > <td class="bold" width="100%"><br>
> > <br>
> > User Name:<br>
> > <input name="textfield" type="text" size="15" maxlength="20">
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Password:<br>
> > <input name="textfield2" type="text" size="15" maxlength="20">
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <span class="bold">Forgot your password?</span><br>
> > <br>
> > <span class="bold">Click here to register.</span>
> > <span> [#Country#]</span>
> > </td>
> > </tr>
> >
> > The above is the html template it will be stored in the DB and pumped
> > out and displayed.
> > I have to replace the [#Country#] with the dropdown server control
> > which gets the populated data from the DB.
> >
> > Or please suggest me a way how can I do it.
> > Thanks and Regards
> > Gokul