Hi!

I've tried to copy the example from http://fredrik.nsquared2.com/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=123, but somehow it doesn't work out properly.

I have two files: MasterPage.master with the following header:

<%@ Master Language="C#" ClassName="MasterPage_master" %>

  The reason, why I have not just copied the text from the webpage one-to-one, is that VisualWebDeveloper throws an error caused by the attribut "compilewith".

The source-file of my masterpage is this:

public partial class MasterPage_mast : System.Web.UI.MasterPage
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }
    public string Name
    {

        get { return "The Base Master Page"; }

    }

}

Secondly, I have my page login.aspx.

 
<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPage.master" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="login.aspx.cs" Inherits="login" Title="Untitled Page" %>
<%@ MasterType virtualPath="MasterPage.master" %>

and Code-Page:

 
public partial class login : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Write(Master.Name());
    }
}
 
I get the error: ASP.MasterPAge_master has no definition for Name.
 
 
I would be glad, if somebody can explain me where the error in this little example is hidden.
 
Thank you very much in advance!
Frank 

First issue:

<%@ MasterType virtualPath="~/MasterPage.master" %> (be sure to use ~/)

Second issue:

Name is a property of the master page, not a method. Thus, to access it, you should do:

Response.Write(Master.Name);

 Hi!

Thank you for your answer, but this didn't solve the problem. I've made the changes you suggested, but I still get the same error.

I think, there must be something wrong with the missing "CompileWith"-attribute.

 Thank you!
 

Ah, you need to have a compilewith attribute on the master page. Change the master directive like this:

<%@ Master Language="C#" ClassName="MasterPage_master" CompileWith="MasterPage.master.cs" %> 

Funny though, this should be created automatically for you when you add a new Master page in the studio. Did you create this one by yourself`?
 

 That is exactly the crucial point, and I am really wondering, why I get the error-message "ASP.NET: Attribute "CompileWith" is not a valid attribute of element "Master".

Do you have some ideas?

 The standard-header my Visual WebDeveloper creates for a default MasterPage goes like this:

1    <%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="MasterPage2.master.cs" Inherits="MasterPage2" %>
2    

Thank you!

Frank 

Ah I got the error now!

It was a stupid mistake in the MasterPage.master.cs file.

Now it works fine!

Thank you very much!