Simple datalist question

I'm converting an app written using the pure .net framework from command
line, to Visual studio 2003. Having a problem with the datalist that wasnt
there before:

e:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebApplication2\winelist.aspx.c s(38): The type or
namespace name 'MyList' could not be found (are you missing a using directive
or an assembly reference?)

MyList.DataSource = productlist.gettheitems(color, category, year, region,
appellation, country);
MyList.DataBind();

What am I missing?

TIA
DNevermind, I got it working now

"dinesh" wrote:

> I'm converting an app written using the pure .net framework from command
> line, to Visual studio 2003. Having a problem with the datalist that wasnt
> there before:
> e:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebApplication2\winelist.aspx.c s(38): The type or
> namespace name 'MyList' could not be found (are you missing a using directive
> or an assembly reference?)
> MyList.DataSource = productlist.gettheitems(color, category, year, region,
> appellation, country);
> MyList.DataBind();
> What am I missing?
> TIA
> D
On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:51:02 -0500, dinesh
<dinesh@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I'm converting an app written using the pure .net framework from command
> line, to Visual studio 2003. Having a problem with the datalist that
> wasnt
> there before:
> e:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebApplication2\winelist.aspx.c s(38): The type or
> namespace name 'MyList' could not be found (are you missing a using
> directive
> or an assembly reference?)
> MyList.DataSource = productlist.gettheitems(color, category, year,
> region,
> appellation, country);
> MyList.DataBind();
> What am I missing?
> TIA
> D

I assume you probably copied your aspx code to the aspx file in Visual
Studio, and then moved your c# code from the new aspx to the code-behind?
If so, one thing you're missing is that when you drop a control on a form
(aspx), VS adds a field variable declaration to the code-behind for that
control. So if I dropped a Literal control on my form, in my code-behind
it adds:

class Page MyPage
{
...
//this line is added
protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal ltlContent;
...
}

then you can access that control in your code-behind.

Remember the aspx file inherits from a code-behind file. So by doing
this, when the aspx file is loaded, the variable declaration is inherited
from the code-behind class, and .NET automatically associates the loaded
control in the page to it..

So put a line similar to this one in your code-behind class for each
server control, changing the type(s) to the corresponding control type...

--
Craig Deelsnyder
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET