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Hi.

I attempted to create a multicolumn listbox for my web based aspx

application. I search the net, all I get is something like listview or

I need to have system.windwos.form. But for the goodness of my brain,

I cant seem to find it anywhere and just not able to do a "using

System.WIndows.form". WHere on earth can I get this work? Please help!

I just need a simple multicolumn listbox. Why is this so difficult? :(


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This is so difficult because it is impossible. You can't use windows form

components, they are not for ASP.NET. The task of ASP.NET is to translate

server code to HTML pages that will run on client browsers. Client can have

any platform. It doesn't have to be neither Windows nor .NET. You can make

use of System.Windows.Forms on client side only if you decide to target only

clients who have .NET installed on their machines.



Eliyahu



"kackson" <kackson@yahoo.com>wrote in message



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You need to add a reference to system.windows to use those classes (add a

reference in VS.net, right click on "reference" and selec "add" in the

solution explorer). But you can't use Windows.Form classes in a web

application (that's mild crazyness!) Instead you'll have to make due with

System.Web.UI....consider taking a closer look at the repeater, datalist or

datagrid, one of those ought to do the trick.



Karl



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"kackson" <kackson@yahoo.com>wrote in message



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I'm having the same issue. The datagrid will not allow selectin without a

postback so there is no real answer in asp.net to the multicolumn listbox

unless you don't mind a postback to the server upon any selection. This

would be a good webcontrol.

T

"Karl Seguin" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME net>

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The datagrid allows selection without postback very well. You just need to

make some efforts on client side.



Eliyahu



"Tina" <tinamseaburn@removespamexcite.com>wrote in message



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