Placeholder Problems

[emblewembl]

Hi, I am building a form which will load each element dynamically into placeholders. However I am having trouble finding out how to collect the values once the form has been posted. I am building a dropdownlist from some data and binding it to my placeholder as follows:

    FindCust.DataSource = OurDataReader
    FindCust.DataTextField = "Customer_Name"
    FindCust.DataValueField = "Sales_Ledger_Code"
    FindCust.Autopostback = true
    FindCust.Databind()
    CustPlaceHolder.Controls.Add(FindCust)

In my page_load sub I am using 'If IsPostBack Then...' and then trying to collect the value that was selected as follows:

CustFound.Text = &quot;Text : &quot; & FindCust.SelectedItem.Text & &quot;<br>&quot;

... where CustFound is the name of a label on my page. However I am just getting an error message to say that 'FindCust has not been declared', even though in my sub where I build the text box it is declared as follows:

Dim FindCust As new DropDownList()

If I remove the line where I try to collect the values the page loads fine. This is driving me mad!!!!!! Please help......
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[Isadore]

Just an idea. Since the first loading doesn't see "If IsPostback" any declarations there will probably not be seen when the page first loads. Try putting the declaration immediately after the Page_Load statement.

 

[link9]

Try giving the declaration along with the other class scope ui objects right under your class declaration with the 'Protected WithEvents' declaration.

Try it.

If that doesn't work, then try initializing the object in the page's init event (page_init).

Try it again.

The answer to getting answered -- faq855-2992