Opinion

[bspann]

I need some opinions.

Here is the situation: I have a DataGrid with TemplateColumns. To display
my values, I use the ASP code in the HTML. So for example, I have <%#
DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "myData", "{0:C}") %>

Question:
Is this the perferred way of displaying my data? When I do this, I can no
longer use the desing tab in VS.NET.

Need your Opinion!

[Adam]

You only lose the designer functionality if you use the
statement inside of a property, for instance:

<asp:label text='DataBinder.Eval
(Container.DataItem, "myData", "{0:C}") %>' />

However, if you don't need to use it as a property and are
just displaying text you could do something like this:

<span>DataBinder.Eval
(Container.DataItem, "myData", "{0:C}") %></span>

With this solution you won't lose the designer
functionality.

>-----Original Message-----
>I need some opinions.
>
>Here is the situation: I have a DataGrid with

TemplateColumns. To display

>my values, I use the ASP code in the HTML. So for

example, I have <%#

>DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "myData", "{0:C}") %>
>
>Question:
>Is this the perferred way of displaying my data? When I

do this, I can no

>longer use the desing tab in VS.NET.
>
>Need your Opinion!
>
>
>.
>

[ronnie]

>>Unfortunately from what I've heard the
Brooks-Bilson book will not have a new edition for CFMX 7, which is a pity
because it's a great book.

You heard correctly - from the horses mouth, (unofficially at least), its
becasue the demand is not there for coldfusion with the typical o'reilly
reader. (your more techy sort) this is bad news for coldfusion when O'Reilly
ditch you as a worthy topic. Speaks volumes when combined with the other
stuff us naysayers have been expressing concerns about recently.

Wasn't impressed with cfopen.org either, its written in PHP becuase "thats
what is available to us at this time" - seeing this issue way too much. CF
developers not even getting the oppurunity to code in coldfusion because of
expensive/scace hosting and lack of jobs, and eventually ditching it. This
is bad bad bad news for us all.


"mpwoodward *TMM*" <mpwoodwardNOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:BE33A37F.BBE9%mpwoodwardNOSPAM@gmail.com...

> On 2/12/05 11:25 AM, in article cule6f$9r3$1@forums.macromedia.com, "Wally
> Kolcz" <wkolcz@comcast.net> wrote:
>

>> I am just beginning to learn Coldfusion MX. In anyone/everyone's opinion,
>> what is the best book(s) to learn beginning to intermediate to advance
>> coding / concepts?
>>
>>

>
> Ben Forta's Web Application Construction Kit and/or Programming ColdFusion
> MX by Rob Brooks-Bilson. Unfortunately from what I've heard the
> Brooks-Bilson book will not have a new edition for CFMX 7, which is a pity
> because it's a great book. The new edition of the Forta book is supposed
> to
> be release in March I believe.
>
> Matt
> --
> Matt Woodward
> Team Macromedia Member - ColdFusion
>