I have Master Page and Content Page set up that are displaying correctly. However, when I try to put various controls on my Content Page, I get an error saying it needs to be put in a forms tag with runat=server. I have the forms tag on my Master Page with the runat=server, so I get an error saying I can't have two forms tags when I try to add it to my Content Page.

Any suggestions? I seem to find a lot of chatter about this when I google it, but can't find a good solution anywhere.

As long as you put controls with in the content tags, it shouldnt be an issue. If you put up your code here. I can help...perhaps???

Thanks for the prompt reply!

 Here is the Source of my Content Page:

1    <%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" MasterPageFile="~/AmNet.Master" CodeBehind="CMTRates.aspx.vb" Inherits="RAF.InterestRates.WebUI.CMTRates" 
2        title="Historical CMT Interest Rates"%>
3    <asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">
4        <div id="content_title_2">Historical CMT Interest Rates</div>
5    	<div id="content_main">
6    	    <asp:label id="lblErrorMessage" runat="server" Width="90%" ForeColor="Red"></asp:label>
7            <asp:ImageButton ID="imgExcel" runat="server" ImageUrl="images\excel_icon.jpg" Height="30" Width="30"/>
8    	</div>
9    </asp:Content>
10   
11   

 Here is the error message I am getting:

Control 'ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_imgExcel' of type 'ImageButton' must be placed inside a form tag with runat=server.

I am little intrigued by it..but may i ask why the inherits attribute is not same as the class as the default that the framework generates for you is the classname..Inherits="RAF.InterestRates.WebUI.CMTRates"...i would have it same name as the class unless you have reasons to do so..

The framework generates same name as the class because it generates the controls in the proxy class with the same names.

Another thing you can try is to add the reference to master as

<%@ MasterType VirtualPath="~/xx.master%>

I changed the namespace of my page so it fit into our namespace standards.  I have never had a problem with changing it before.

Where would I add that reference?  I added it before and after the Page stuff and got an error both places.

Below the @page directive.Is this a project or a website.

I added it, and here is my update code:

1    <%@ Page Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" MasterPageFile="~/AmNet.Master" CodeBehind="CMTRates.aspx.vb" Inherits="RAF.InterestRates.WebUI.CMTRates" 
2        title="Historical CMT Interest Rates"%>
3    <%@ MasterType VirtualPath="~/AmNet.master"%>
4    
5    <asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" runat="server">
6        <div id="content_title_2">Historical CMT Interest Rates</div>
7    	<div id="content_main">
8    	    <asp:label id="lblErrorMessage" runat="server" Width="90%" ForeColor="Red"></asp:label>
9            <asp:ImageButton ID="imgExcel" runat="server" ImageUrl="images\excel_icon.jpg" Height="30" Width="30"/>
10   	</div>
11   </asp:Content>

However, I still get the error.  This is a project.

Duplicate post... sorry.

I want to know why that inherites attribute is not the same as the class name..any reason..could you try by removing it..and then sort the errors out and then add the reference.

cheers

Where are you seeing my class name?

I changed the root namespace of my project in the project properties.  I got an error when I ran the application because it couldn't find the class it was trying to inherit, so I changed it to the full name.

Sorry my mistake..didnt see that you have modified it as I needed to scroll. Could you also put the code for your master page just from the form onward please..and remove anything that you do not want me to see.

Actually, I found the problem when I was looking in the code of my Master page.  I had tried to incorporate a template provided to me from a non-ASP.NET developer, and somehow I closed the form tag right after I opened it.  DOH!  Thanks for the guidance.

Glad you got it..Do I get a point for it ...doh...:P