Control updated on each AJAX request

[VictorG]

Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible to update a control (status message) on each AJAX request. Setting AjaxSetting would not work because any control on any user control may trigger the postback.

I was thinking of doing this in JavaScript, something like catching the OnRequestStart event and then calling __doPostback for my control but it doesn't seem to work. Do you have any solution for this? 

Thank you

Victor

[Pavlina]

Hi Victor,

Attached to this message is a small application, aimed at replicating your setup. Please check it and let me know how if it helps.


Best wishes,
Pavlina
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[VictorG]

Hi Pavlina,

From your example I understand that the only way to update a control on each postback is to link it in Ajax Settings to all the controls which can trigger a postback.  Isn't there an easier way?

I ask this because I have this control in a master page. Each page in my application would have set this dependency for each control it contains and this is relatively hard to maintain.

Thank you,

Victor

[Pavlina]

Hi Victor,

To link control in Ajax Settings is not the only way to update your status message after a postback.
I've used the ResponseScripts property of the RadAjaxManager and prepared a sample project, which handles the functionality that you mentioned. Look at it and let me know how it goes and if this is the expected behavior.

For more information look at the following link.

All the best,
Pavlina
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[VictorG]

Hi Pavlina,

Thank you for your indications. It works as expected except that I had to ecode the string that is sent to the java script function because it fails when the string contains special characters.

See here:

http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/114530.aspx

Also, I have used the ResponseScripts command in the overridden RaisePostBackEvent method.

Thank you,

Victor

[Pavlina]

Hi Victor,

There is no other way except to encode the string that is sent to the java script function, as it is explain in the shown blog.

The problem is that using

embedHtml("{0}");

or

embedHtml('{0}');

is a string literal and it has to be embedded into the page properly or else code will blow up sporadically as certain characters are part of the strings embedded.

The fix for this is to encode the string to embed.

Regards,

Pavlina
the Telerik team

 

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