I have a page where i dynamically change a Youtube Video based on a database.  The code runs great when i look at it in a browser, but the problem is that by inserting the following code into my file, VWD Express won't enter Design Mode and a lot of editing features are disabled.  I.e.  I can't use backspace,delete, none of the control keys work(cut,copy, paste) among other things

          <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value='http://www.youtube.com/v/<%# Eval("youtubeid") %>'></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/<%# Eval("youtubeid") %>' type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

Anybody have any idea how to fix this?  Right now my only fix is to edit that page using a text editor or Visual Studio Orcas beta.

Hi There,

Because the way you concat string will break the quote in design time, that is why it failed to switch to design mode.

Try to use format string as follow:

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value='<%# Eval("youtubeid", http://www.youtube.com/v/{0}) %>'></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src='<%# Eval("youtubeid", http://www.youtube.com/v/{0}) %>' type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

Hope this is help

That doesn't do it.  The thing is, when i click design it doesnt say that it fails to go into design mode, it just does nothing.  Also why do simple functions like the delete button, cut copy and paste fail? 

Hi There,

Aarrh, i see what you see now.

When you switch to design mode, VS is trying to display the embedded object but failed and therefore fell into infinity loop ?

or perhaps VS just do not handle enbedded object from utube.

Is there anyway to bypass this? VS Orcas doesn't seem to have a problem going into design mode. 

Hi GDAR,

I would like to know whether you have installed SP1 for your Visual Studio 2005. I copied the code in my page to test but didn?t have this issue. Though My Visual Studio is the Team Suite Edition, I think you should try to apply the Service Pack.

The Service Pack can be downloaded from the following link. I hope it is helpful.

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb265237.aspx

Generally VS Design view does not support working with ActiveX controls. Some controls work when control binary is already installed on the machine. If control is not installed, designer may attempt to download it (it is based on IE after all) and that process may hang since designer has no means to show confirmation dialogs that IE is showing when it needs to download and install a control.