drop down menu using asp.net and vb

[skat]

hi,

how do i create a drop down menu using asp.net with VB? for example, i want a file, edit etc kind of tool bar / drop down menu.
does anyone have any sugeestions or example code for this and maybe the functionality of such features like how to open a file, cut copy and paste.

thanks

[alexgeek]

HTML: Select all

  <select name="list" id="list">
    <option value="1">Selection1</option>
    <option value="2">Selection2</option>
    <option value="...">...</option>
  </select>

That is how you produce drop down boxes with HTML.

To open a file, you can upload it to your servver via a HTML form and then manipulate the handling of the file with ASP.NET.
E.G. UploadForm.aspx has a form, you browse to the text file you want to upload you submit this form to Upload.aspx.
Upload.aspx takes the file and moves it somewhere for safe keeping, and then you can do whatever you want with the file.

Copy and Paste? You don't need anything to copy and paste (ctrl +c = copy; ctrl + v= paste) but if you want to have a button which the user clicks to paste their clipboard into a textbox or something I found this javascript:

Code: Select all

<script>  
 
function a2kpaste() {  
     var rng = document.selection.createRange();  
     rng.execCommand("paste");  
}  
</script>

[skat]

thanks for ur advise alex,
i applied what you suggested
i want it to look like a toolbar like for example the one in microsft word, so when the user clicks file the menu then appears, have you got any ideas how to do this?

[alexgeek]

Do you know any javascript?
You use a premade script like FCKeditor to do this.
Just google it

[skat]

thanks for that
i googled it, its what i need

[alexgeek]

There's quite a few (they're called javascript WYSIWYG editors).
I think people like FCKeditor the most though.

[skat]

iv just found another one on this website, http://www.karamasoft.com/

do u think that i can add my own functionality like when the user has clicked save i can detect this and print out some line saying 'yes thats correct'

[alexgeek]

Yes you could.
You'll need to be quite experienced with JS though

[amritrr]

You can make a .net drop down menu by using the "Menu" control from the Toolbox. Just drag and drop it on your page. It will display a small arrow on the top of the control. Click it and you will have options to edit the menu items. Very simple and nice menu. You can also add css styling to change the appearance to your linking.

[skat]

thanks for ur advice, i have made use of this toolbar now