Linking Text in Rotator Using XMLDataSource

[Tommy]

Ok, I need help or a good example of how to do this.

Here's what I have been attempting, using the rss demo example, I can get an rss feed to display but I can't do it with simple xml ...

Here's the xml i'm using:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<RoatatorItems>
  <Item link="http://www.link1.com" title="This is a test 1" />
  <Item link="http://www.link2.com" title="This is a test 2" />
  <Item link="http://www.link3.com" title="This is a test 3" />
  <Item link="http://www.link4.com" title="This is a test 4" />
  <Item link="http://www.link5.com" title="This is a test 5" />
</RoatatorItems>

Here's the aspx page code ...

<asp:XmlDataSource ID="XmlDataSource1" runat="server"
    DataFile="~/NewsRotator.xml" XPath="/RotatorItems/Items"></asp:XmlDataSource>
<telerik:RadRotator ID="RadRotator1" runat="server"
    DataSourceID="XmlDataSource1" Height="50px" Width="901px">
    <ItemTemplate>
        <div class="newsFeed">
            <strong><a href='<%# XPath("link") %>'>
              <%# System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(XPath("title").ToString()) %>
            </a></strong>
        </div>
    </ItemTemplate>
</telerik:RadRotator>

I also tried:

    <ItemTemplate>
        <div class="newsFeed">
            <strong><a href='<%# XPath("link") %>'>
                <%#XPath("title")%>
            </a></strong>
            <br />
        </div>
    </ItemTemplate>

What's wrong with it as I get nothing ... I have nothing in the VB codebehind ....
Is the XML formatted properly for this or is there a better example you can provide of how this would work?
Thanks in advance!

TT

[Mehdi Mirza]

hey Tommy,

here is the aspx code:

<asp:XmlDataSource ID="XmlDataSource1" runat="server" DataFile="NewsRotator.xml"
           ></asp:XmlDataSource>
        <telerik:RadRotator ID="RadRotator1" RotatorType="ButtonsOver" ScrollDirection="Up"
            ScrollDuration="2000" runat="server" FrameDuration="1"
            DataSourceID="XmlDataSource1" Height="50px" Width="901px">
            <ItemTemplate>
                        <div >
                    <strong><a href='<%# XPath("Link") %>'>
                        <%# System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(XPath("title").ToString()) %>
                    </a></strong>
                    <br />
                    <%# XPath("pubDate") %>
                </div>

                     </ItemTemplate>

        </telerik:RadRotator>

here is the xml file i used for this example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<RoatatorItems>
    <item>
        <title>This is a test 1</title>
        <Link>http://www.link1.com</Link>
    </item>
    <item>
        <title>This is a test 2</title>
        <Link>http://www.link2.com</Link>
    </item>
    <item>
        <title>This is a test 3</title>
        <Link>http://www.link3.com</Link>
    </item>
    <item>
        <title>This is a test 4</title>
        <Link>http://www.link4.com</Link>
    </item>
    <item>
        <title>This is a test 5</title>
        <Link>http://www.link5.com</Link>
    </item>

</RoatatorItems>

I have tested it and it worked for me.

thanks

Mehdi