I'm just going to post my pages here if someone will take a look and let me know where to go from here...sorry, I could have attached files if you would prefer.
I am not sure what needs to be in my VB page if anything more is required nor am I clear that my connection string is carrying through to the WebService correctly. Also I am trying to link cascading dropdown list to filter items. I don't really even know if the database is getting hit, but I see no errors, just empty DDL.
I am so screwed up I don't even know how best to formulate my issues, I am lost in limbo, can't move forward and can't start over.
Please don't hesitate to critique my post's method, format and or syntax, even if you just don't like it vague.
ASPX page:
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="false" EnableEventValidation="false" CodeFile="DRW.aspx.vb" inherits = "filterflow_Default" %>
<%@ Register Assembly="AjaxControlToolkit" Namespace="AjaxControlToolkit" TagPrefix="ajaxToolkit" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Input Inventory selection criteria</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server"></asp:ScriptManager>
<div>
</div>
<h3>Please Select Working Criteria:</h3>
<h3>
<asp:Label ID="LblLeveL" runat="server" Text="Label" ></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="LblGEO" runat="server" Text="Label" ></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="LblWY" runat="server" Text="Label" ></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="LblSPG" runat="server" Text="Label" ></asp:Label>
<asp:Label ID="LblFLOW" runat="server" Text="Label" ></asp:Label>
</h3>
Select SPG: <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlSPG" runat="server"
DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" /><br />
Select FLOW: <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlFLOW" runat="server" /><br />
<ajaxToolkit:CascadingDropDown
id="CascadingDropDown1"
runat="server"
category="SPG"
prompttext="Select a Conference..."
ServiceMethod="GetSPG"
ServicePath="DRWebSvc.asmx"
TargetControlId="ddlSPG"
/>
<ajaxToolkit:CascadingDropDown
id="CascadingDropDown2"
runat="server"
category="FLOW"
prompttext="Select a family..."
ServiceMethod="GetFLOW"
ServicePath="DRWebSvc.asmx"
TargetControlId="ddlFLOW"
ParentControlID="ddlSPG"
/>
<asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server"
ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:INVArchiveConnectionString %>"
SelectCommand="SELECT DISTINCT * FROM [tbl_Product]">
</asp:SqlDataSource>
<asp:Button ID="Submit" runat="server" Text="Submit Selection" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
ASPX.VB CodeFile:
Partial Class filterflow_Default
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
LblLeveL.Text = "DM"
LblGEO.Text = "US&C"
' ddlWM.Text = Today.ToString("MMM")
LblWY.Text = "2010"
LblSPG.Text = "Capture"
LblFLOW.Text = "Consumer"
End Sub
End Class
ASMX WebSvc:
<%@ WebService Language="VB" CodeBehind="DRW.aspx.vb" Class ="filterflow" %>
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Collections.Specialized
Imports AjaxControlToolkit
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.Configuration
' To allow this Web Service to be called from script, using ASP.NET AJAX, uncomment the following line.
<System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService()> _
<WebService(Namespace:="http://nerdliness.com/")> _
<WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo:=WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)> _
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Public Class filterflow
Inherits System.Web.Services.WebService
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function GetSPG(ByVal knownCategoryValues As String, ByVal category As String) As CascadingDropDownNameValue()
Dim strConnection As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("INVArchiveConnectionString").ConnectionString
Dim sqlConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(strConnection)
Dim strSPGQuery As String = "SELECT DISTINCT * FROM tbl_Products"
Dim cmdFetchSPG As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(strSPGQuery, sqlConn)
Dim dtrSPG As SqlDataReader
Dim mySPGs As New List(Of CascadingDropDownNameValue)
sqlConn.Open()
dtrSPG = cmdFetchSPG.ExecuteReader
While dtrSPG.Read()
Dim strSPGName As String = dtrSPG("SPG_name").ToString
Dim strSPGId As String = dtrSPG("SPG_id").ToString
mySPGs.Add(New CascadingDropDownNameValue(strSPGName, strSPGId))
End While
Return mySPGs.ToArray
End Function
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function GetFLOW(ByVal knownCategoryValues As String, ByVal category As String) As CascadingDropDownNameValue()
Dim strConnection As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("INVArchiveConnectionString").ConnectionString
Dim sqlConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(strConnection)
Dim strTeamQuery As String = "SELECT DISTINCT * FROM tbl_Products WHERE SPG = @SPG"
Dim cmdFetchTeam As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(strTeamQuery, sqlConn)
Dim dtrFLOW As SqlDataReader
Dim kvFLOW As StringDictionary = CascadingDropDown.ParseKnownCategoryValuesString(knownCategoryValues)
Dim intFLOWId As Integer
If Not kvFLOW.ContainsKey("SPG") Or Not Int32.TryParse(kvFLOW("SPG"), intFLOWId) Then
Return Nothing
End If
cmdFetchTeam.Parameters.AddWithValue("@SPG", intFLOWId)
Dim myFLOWs As New List(Of CascadingDropDownNameValue)
sqlConn.Open()
dtrFLOW = cmdFetchTeam.ExecuteReader
If Not kvFLOW.ContainsKey("Conference") Or Not Int32.TryParse(kvFLOW("Conference"), intFLOWId) Then
Return Nothing
End If
While dtrFLOW.Read()
Dim strFLOWName As String = dtrFLOW("FLOW_NAME").ToString
Dim strFLOWId As String = dtrFLOW("FLOW_id").ToString
myFLOWs.Add(New CascadingDropDownNameValue(strFLOWName, strFLOWId))
End While
Return myFLOWs.ToArray
End Function
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function GetPlayers(ByVal knownCategoryValues As String, ByVal category As String) As CascadingDropDownNameValue()
Dim strConnection As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("nerdlinessConnection").ConnectionString
Dim sqlConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(strConnection)
Dim strPlayerQuery As String = "SELECT * FROM PLAYER WHERE team_id = @teamid"
Dim cmdFetchPlayer As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(strPlayerQuery, sqlConn)
Dim dtrPlayer As SqlDataReader
Dim kvPlayer As StringDictionary = CascadingDropDown.ParseKnownCategoryValuesString(knownCategoryValues)
Dim intTeamId As Integer
If Not kvPlayer.ContainsKey("Team") Or Not Int32.TryParse(kvPlayer("Team"), intTeamId) Then
Return Nothing
End If
cmdFetchPlayer.Parameters.AddWithValue("@teamid", intTeamId)
Dim myPlayers As New List(Of CascadingDropDownNameValue)
sqlConn.Open()
dtrPlayer = cmdFetchPlayer.ExecuteReader
Dim kvTeam As StringDictionary = CascadingDropDown.ParseKnownCategoryValuesString(knownCategoryValues)
Dim intConfId As Integer
If Not kvPlayer.ContainsKey("Team") Or Not Int32.TryParse(kvPlayer("Team"), intConfId) Then
Return Nothing
End If
While dtrPlayer.Read()
Dim strPlayerName As String = dtrPlayer("player_name").ToString
Dim strPlayerId As String = dtrPlayer("player_id").ToString
myPlayers.Add(New CascadingDropDownNameValue(strPlayerName, strPlayerId))
End While
Return myPlayers.ToArray
End Function
End Class
Web CONFIG:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
A full list of settings and comments can be found in
machine.config.comments usually located in
\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.x\Config
-->
<configuration>
<configSections>
<sectionGroup name="system.web.extensions" type="System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebExtensionsSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
<sectionGroup name="scripting" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
<section name="scriptResourceHandler" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingScriptResourceHandlerSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
<sectionGroup name="webServices" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingWebServicesSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
<section name="jsonSerialization" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingJsonSerializationSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="Everywhere"/>
<section name="profileService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingProfileServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
<section name="authenticationService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingAuthenticationServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
<section name="roleService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingRoleServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
</sectionGroup>
</sectionGroup>
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="INVArchiveConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA\INVArchive.mdf";Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>
<system.web>
<!--
Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
symbols into the compiled page. Because this
affects performance, set this value to true only
during development.
Visual Basic options:
Set strict="true" to disallow all data type conversions
where data loss can occur.
Set explicit="true" to force declaration of all variables.
-->
<compilation debug="false" strict="false" explicit="true">
<assemblies>
<add assembly="System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
<add assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add assembly="System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
<add assembly="System.Xml.Linq, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
<add assembly="System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
<add assembly="System.Web.Extensions.Design, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add assembly="System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/></assemblies>
</compilation>
<pages>
<namespaces>
<clear/>
<add namespace="System"/>
<add namespace="System.Collections"/>
<add namespace="System.Collections.Generic"/>
<add namespace="System.Collections.Specialized"/>
<add namespace="System.Configuration"/>
<add namespace="System.Text"/>
<add namespace="System.Text.RegularExpressions"/>
<add namespace="System.Linq"/>
<add namespace="System.Xml.Linq"/>
<add namespace="System.Web"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.Caching"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.SessionState"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.Security"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.Profile"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI.HtmlControls"/>
</namespaces>
<controls>
<add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
</controls>
</pages>
<!--
The <authentication> section enables configuration
of the security authentication mode used by
ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.
-->
<authentication mode="Windows"/>
<!--
The <customErrors> section enables configuration
of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
during the execution of a request. Specifically,
it enables developers to configure html error pages
to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
<error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
<error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
</customErrors>
-->
<httpHandlers>
<remove verb="*" path="*.asmx"/>
<add verb="*" path="*.asmx" validate="false" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" validate="false" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" validate="false"/>
</httpHandlers>
<httpModules>
<add name="ScriptModule" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
</httpModules>
</system.web>
<system.codedom>
<compilers>
<compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs" warningLevel="4" type="Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
<providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
<providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
</compiler>
<compiler language="vb;vbs;visualbasic;vbscript" extension=".vb" warningLevel="4" type="Microsoft.VisualBasic.VBCodeProvider, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
<providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
<providerOption name="OptionInfer" value="true"/>
<providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
</compiler>
</compilers>
</system.codedom>
<!--
The system.webServer section is required for running ASP.NET AJAX under Internet
Information Services 7.0. It is not necessary for previous version of IIS.
-->
<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
<modules>
<remove name="ScriptModule"/>
<add name="ScriptModule" preCondition="managedHandler" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
</modules>
<handlers>
<remove name="WebServiceHandlerFactory-Integrated"/>
<remove name="ScriptHandlerFactory"/>
<remove name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices"/>
<remove name="ScriptResource"/>
<add name="ScriptHandlerFactory" verb="*" path="*.asmx" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices" verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add name="ScriptResource" preCondition="integratedMode" verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
</handlers>
</system.webServer>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.1.0.0" newVersion="3.5.0.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions.Design" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.1.0.0" newVersion="3.5.0.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>