Does everything require a ScriptManager?

[kieran]

I'm currently evaluating the new suite with a view to standardising our application on it.  My question is -- does every control require a script manager?

We currently use a combination of a tab control with a set of menus for a standard navigation. If we were to migrate to your controls, it appears that they would have to have a script manager, and therefore be included in a FORM tag. As you cannot have more than one form on a page, this would really cause us a lot of headaches.

Is there any way to use the Menu, Tab and Multipage controls outside a form?

Thanks

[Daniel]

Hello Houls,

Please examine the following link:
ScriptManager Enables AJAX In Your Web Apps

Regarding the second question: It is possible to use controls outside the form tag, but only those that can't cause postback.

This is valid:

<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
    <MasterTableView>
    </MasterTableView>
</telerik:RadGrid>

Not valid:

<telerik:RadGrid ID="RadGrid1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
    <MasterTableView CommandItemDisplay="Top">
    </MasterTableView>
</telerik:RadGrid>

You will get the following error:
Control 'xxxx' of type 'xxxx' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server.

The Button control inside the CommandItem is causing postback.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,
Daniel
the Telerik team

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[kieran]

Very helpful, thank you.

I was able to place the navigation outside the form, as you suggested, but I still seem to need a script manager (and therefore a form). So my page looks like:

<custom menu with tabs,menus and multipages>
-
- everything else
-

Most times, 'everything else' has a form, but often it doesn't, so it appears we'll need to add a form to the pages that currently don't use one -- am I correct?

Thanks,