setting the Master page of an existing form

Hi,

If I have created a web form, then create the Master Page, how can I set a
reference to that Master page from my web form?

Many thanks for any answers

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If I have created a web form, then create the Master Page, how can I set a
reference to that Master page from my web form?

this.Master......

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Thanks Mark,

I added this to my Page Load event:

this.Master = "MasterPage.master";

but got a compile error saying that the property was read only.

Could you perhaps give me a bit more information regarding this & also, is
it possible to do this via the properties box?

Many thanks for your help with this

Cheers

Ant

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If I have created a web form, then create the Master Page, how can I set a
reference to that Master page from my web form?

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this.Master......
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ASP.NET MVP
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"Ant" <Ant@.discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Could you perhaps give me a bit more information regarding this & also, is
it possible to do this via the properties box?

What are you actually trying to do?

Your OP said you want to "set a reference" to the MasterPage from the
content page...

E.g. to refer to a control on the MasterPage, you'd use something like:

MasterPageTextBox TextBox = (TextBox)this.Master.FindControl("MyTextBox");

Is that not what you meant...?

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ASP.NET MVP
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Apologies for the misunderstanding,

When I said reference, I meant how to 'associate' a web form with a
particular master page. I believe the above poster answered the question.

Many thanks though

Ant

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Originally Posted by

Could you perhaps give me a bit more information regarding this & also, is
it possible to do this via the properties box?

>
What are you actually trying to do?
>
Your OP said you want to "set a reference" to the MasterPage from the
content page...
>
E.g. to refer to a control on the MasterPage, you'd use something like:
>
MasterPageTextBox TextBox = (TextBox)this.Master.FindControl("MyTextBox");
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Is that not what you meant...?
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>
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net
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