Input control and web page

Question

I have a control witch I populate with date using Web Calendar control and JavaScript. Now I want to do something else but I'm not able to pick up the value of that control on the server. Anyone has any explanation? I guess when web page make call to server it cleans this value. How can I keep it?

jinwolf · Answer

C# always refers to the ID and javascript can refer to both but the old ASP used the Name parameter. Confussed yet? Lee

ana_paranos · Answer

The problem was that id and name were not hte same. Thanks

sacresp · Answer

I guess if you put runat=server it'll change the ID of that control. Check it (ID) from the html source. ( Hmm you have different name and id... I don't remember which one you should use here. Try setting them to be the same. But if it works now it should work with server controls too ) Sorry can't try it myself right now and thus can't give better hints later.

ana_paranos · Answer

this is on the page it-self. Now in the DatePicker.aspx I have: string strjscript = @ ; strjscript += window.opener. + HttpContext.Current.Request.QueryString[formname] + .value = ' + Calendar1.SelectedDate.ToShortDateString() + ';window.close();; strjscript = strjscript +  ; Literal1.Text = strjscript; What am I doing wrong?

sacresp · Answer

runat=server shouldn't prevent the calendar working. How do you insert the text into textbox?

ana_paranos · Answer

I tried runat=server but in that case field doesn't get populated with information from the Calendar control. I would prefer using web controls but the only this that worked so far is that control. If you have any other idea i would be grateful

jinwolf · Answer

sorry also you could try

jinwolf · Answer

Try putting a hidden field on the page and populate it on the onpropertychange event this is then passed back to the server and you can then repopulate the textbox from it after. I hope this helps. Lee