Re: Newbie Question - ASP.NET Making Forms Similair to Access

From: Guadala Harry (GH_at_Holdtheonions.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 11:28:47 -0700

No problem, and one more thing...

If you're serious about learning ASP.NET, then I highly recommend the book
by Dino Esposito "Programming Microsoft ASP.NET" - Microsoft Press. Very
readable - starts with the basics, and takes you through advanced. It offers
perspective - not simply a how-to guide.

-G

"Rob G" <gumbatman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:10a7edmcjhv7776@corp.supernews.com...
> Guadala,
>
> Thanks so much for the detailed information. It is almost scary how much
new
> stuff there is to learn. And the more I learn, the more I realize I don't
> know.
>
> I will further investigate the DataList and Repeaters (they are in
upcoming
> chapters).
>
> Thanks again.
>
> -Rob
>
>
>
>
> "Guadala Harry" <GH@Holdtheonions.com> wrote in message
> news:eYBXJwQOEHA.1620@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > You will find that things are quite different than in the MS Access
world
> > (Access does a lot for you). Not only are you going from a rich GUI
> > environment, but you're going to the Web. The fundamentals are quite
> > different, and you'd save yourself a lot of time and headaches if you
> study
> > the fundamental differences earlier rather than later (including state
> > management, the request/response model, the role of HTTP in
communication,
> > etc).
> >
> > To answer your question, no, there's not a special type of Web Form that
> > would mimic the MS Access forms. Rather what you'd do is create a basic
> aspx
> > page, and then add a grid to it. The grid is what would give you the
rich
> > functionality you are after (but it almost certainly won't be as easy to
> use
> > and set up as the MS Access form). An example of a grid that provides
> > similar functionality can be found at
> > http://www.infragistics.com/products/grids.asp and elsewhere on the net
> (I'm
> > sure others in this group will point out other rich Web grids).
> >
> > As an alternative, you can create what is called a DataList or Repeater.
> > These are controls that will repeat a template - once for each row to
> which
> > the control is bound (like the MS Access report writer). The template
can
> > include whatever controls you need - text boxes, list boxes, etc - and
you
> > can lay them out however you like. In any case, the point is that you're
> not
> > limited to grids to get the functionality of a grid. Grids offer the
most,
> > but perhaps not in the layout you would want.
> >
> > Good Luck.
> >
> > -G
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Rob G" <gumbatman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:10a78vfkj8n1f25@corp.supernews.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am new to this so pardon the dumb question.
> > >
> > > I have used MS Access and VBA programming for quite sometime. I am now
> > > trying to learn new things and I've been reading the ASP.NET
Developer's
> > > Jumpstart book. So far it is pretty good.
> > >
> > > I understand (a bit) about data binding to a DataGrid or DataList. But
I
> > am
> > > having a problem finding something that is similair to the Form in
> Access.
> > > For example, I would want to populate a form from a DropDownListBox
(the
> > > DropDownListBox is not a problem nor is populating it with the data).
> > >
> > > What I cannot really find is a similair component to an Access form
that
> I
> > > can place Text Boxes, Option Boxes, Tab, etc. on a Web Form? I figure
I
> > > could do each object (Text Box, Radio Button, etc.) separately and
bind
> > them
> > > individually. Does that make sense? Is that how .NET is supposed to
> work?
> > >
> > > If not, could someone give me a general direction to go?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > -Rob
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>