VS.NET, TextBox, overlay, DataGrid

Smokie · #1 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2004, 11:15

Ive got a datagrid on my page and i want to put a multiline textbox under it, im using grid layout.

The problem is that when i view the page in my browser, the datagrid is full of data and it goes right down the page and the textbox just floats on top of it.

How do i tell VS.NET not to put things in DIV's or SPAN's so that they dont float on top of stuff?

Am I making sense??!?!

u2orange · #2 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2004, 13:41

You tried using a placeholder to pump your textbox to?

Smokie · #3 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2004, 13:53

No i havent. How do i do that?

u2orange · #4 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2004, 15:27

Like this:

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<%@ Page Language="VB" ContentType="text/html" ResponseEncoding="iso-8859-1" %>
<script runat="server">

sub page_load
	Dim myTextBox as TextBox = new Textbox
	
	myTextBox.id = "txt_myTextBox"
	myTextBox.text = "Hello"
	myPlaceholder.controls.add(myTextBox)
end sub

</script>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<form runat="server">
	<asp:PlaceHolder id="myPlaceholder" runat="server" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

HTH

Webforumz Staff · #5 (**permalink**) Jul 23rd, 2004, 18:25

Yeah, that was one of the things I hated about vs.net and why I'm happy about the 2005 stuff.

Anyway, you'd need to use flow layout instead of grid or try u2's suggestion.

Smokie · #6 (**permalink**) Jul 26th, 2004, 09:13

Thanks u2, will try that.

@Cat, cant see where i change to flow layout?

Webforumz Staff · #7 (**permalink**) Jul 27th, 2004, 04:32

I think it's under the page properties, but I'm not 100% sure. It's not installed on this comp so I can't check.

u2orange · #8 (**permalink**) Jul 27th, 2004, 10:46

I think you talking about repeatlayout?

If so, the difference is in the rendered output to the browser. 'Flow' will output data using <span> tags and 'Table' will render html <table> output.

I dont know of any other method that you can apply the 'Flow' to outside of the normal controls, datalist, etc.

Smokie · #9 (**permalink**) Jul 27th, 2004, 10:54

u2, i only see 2 layout options, flow and grid.

Just changed to flow and now i cant drag and drop things where i want them, the page doesnt scroll, and my CommandText keep getting deleted everytime i change the page properties.... :sad:

Smokie · #10 (**permalink**) Jul 27th, 2004, 11:10

Sorry, forget that... just discovered i needed to use tables in conjunction with flowlayout. Im still losing my commandtext every time tho...

u2orange · #11 (**permalink**) Jul 27th, 2004, 12:17

I am not much of a VS user. I do all my .net development in Homesite, so as to why you are losing data.. I am not sure.

Sorry I cant be of more help.

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