So the error that I'm seeing is that PixelTextArea is not a known element. This class is in the APP_Code directory and the control that I'm adding it to is a user control in another directory outside of that.
Any ideas how I fix this?
Converting site from 1.1 to 2.0 receiving element not known error.
We are finally converting our site to .NET 2.0 and I'm having problems with the conversion. I've got a class that was created and inherited from System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlTextArea. I'm trying to use this as a control on another usercontrol defined as follows:
So the error that I'm seeing is that PixelTextArea is not a known element. This class is in the APP_Code directory and the control that I'm adding it to is a user control in another directory outside of that.
Any ideas how I fix this?
So the error that I'm seeing is that PixelTextArea is not a known element. This class is in the APP_Code directory and the control that I'm adding it to is a user control in another directory outside of that.
Any ideas how I fix this?
Jerry BlumPosted Oct 1, 2008, 4:02 PM
Nico VanHaasterPosted Oct 1, 2008, 4:02 PM
Yeah i would just create a new custom control and set the inheritance to whatever you like just replace after :
public
partial class newcontrol: System...... whatever you like it to enheritJerry BlumPosted Oct 1, 2008, 3:36 PM
Nico VanHaasterPosted Oct 1, 2008, 1:48 PM
Your register tag is registering a file in the App_code directory which is a cs file, you need to reference the path of the actual ascx file
<%@ Register TagPrefix="customControl" TagName="pixelTextArea" Src="~\App_Code\Common\Controls\PixelTextArea.cs" %>
Like this below
<%@ Register TagPrefix="customControl" TagName="pixelTextArea" Src~\CustomControls\PixelTextArea.ascx" %>
Jerry BlumPosted Oct 1, 2008, 1:45 PM
[code]
<%@ Register TagPrefix="customControl" TagName="pixelTextArea" Src="~\App_Code\Common\Controls\PixelTextArea.cs" %>
[code]
Like I said before this is a class in a .cs file that is inherited from System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlTextArea and is in App_Code directory. The file that I added the code above to is a user control with an ascx file and .cs file. Is this something that I will need to rebuild a userControl to handle or should I be able to use this as is? Hopefully somebody will be able to help.
Nico VanHaasterPosted Oct 1, 2008, 1:16 PM
Two things here, one it sounds like you your controls in the correct place. The code in the App_Code folder etc. Now have you referenced this control in your web.config or at the top of the page with the <% @Register %> tag?
To use a custom control inside of .Net it needs to know where to find it. This will include the virtual path to the control ie ~/Controls/Customcontrol.asax.
Example http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/11/26/tip-trick-how-to-register-user-controls-and-custom-controls-in-web-config.aspx