Problem: Can't pad spaces in dropdownlist

[Mark MacRae]

have you tried the HTML space character?
"   &nbsp"

"VB Programmer" <growNO-SPAM@go-intech.com> wrote in message
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> I have a ddl that is based on data from a datareader. Between column 0 and
> column 1 I wanted to pad it with 15 spaces.
>
> Problem is it keeps only putting 1 space in between the columns! Any

ideas?

>
> Here's a snippet...
> drReader = cmdSqlCmd.ExecuteReader
>
> ' loop through reader and populate offices
> Do While drReader.Read()
> ddlOffice.Items.Add(drReader.GetString(0) & " " &

_

> drReader.GetInt32(1))
> Loop
>
>

[John Timney \(Microsoft MVP\)]

This has worked for me before, but its IE only I think. You could hold the
number of spaces required in your web.config file instead of the actual
spaces

Dim EncodedString As String = "This is a Test
String&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;EndTestString"
Dim writer As New System.IO.StringWriter()
Server.HtmlDecode(EncodedString, writer)
Dim DecodedString As String = writer.ToString()
lstTest.Items.Add(DecodedString)

--
Regards

John Timney (Microsoft ASP.NET MVP)
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"VB Programmer" <growNO-SPAM@go-intech.com> wrote in message
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> That padding is actually in a <appSettings> variable in my Web.config.
> Right now it was...
> <appSettings>
> <add key="DummyFillerSpace" value=" " />
> </appSettings>
> When I try
> <appSettings>
> <add key="DummyFillerSpace" value="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" />
> </appSettings>
> It fails. Here are the error messsage details:
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationException: Reference to undeclared
> parameter entity, 'nbsp'. (c:\inetpub\wwwroot\POWERWeb\web.config) --->
> System.Xml.XmlException: Reference to undeclared parameter entity, 'nbsp'.
> at System.Xml.XmlLoader.ExpandEntityReference(XmlEnti tyReference eref) at
> System.Xml.XmlEntityReference.SetParent(XmlNode node) at
> System.Xml.XmlNode.AppendChild(XmlNode newChild) at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadAttributeChildren(XmlNode parent) at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadAttributeNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadCurrentNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadElementNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadCurrentNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadCurrentNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadChildren(XmlNode parent) at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadElementNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadCurrentNode() at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.LoadDocSequence(XmlDocument parentDoc) at
> System.Xml.XmlLoader.Load(XmlDocument doc, XmlReader reader, Boolean
> preserveWhitespace) at System.Xml.XmlDocument.Load(XmlReader reader) at
> System.Configuration.ConfigXmlDocument.LoadSingleE lement(String filename,
> XmlTextReader sourceReader) at
>

System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.E valuateRecursive(IConfigur

> ationSectionHandler factory, Object config, String[] keys, Int32 iKey,
> XmlUtil xml) at
> System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.E valuate(String

configKey,

> SectionRecord section) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at
> System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.E valuate(String

configKey,

> SectionRecord section) at
> System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.G etConfig(String

configKey,

> Boolean cacheResult) at
> System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationRecord.G etConfig(String

configKey,

> Boolean cacheResult) at System.Web.HttpContext.GetConfig(String name) at
>

System.Web.Configuration.HttpConfigurationSystemBa se.System.Configuration.IC

> onfigurationSystem.GetConfig(String configKey) at
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.GetConf ig(String sectionName)

at

> System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.get_App Settings() at
> POWERWeb._Default.cmdLogin_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in
> C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\POWERWeb\Login.aspx.vb:line 66
>
> "Mark MacRae" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:urGMfTRXDHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > have you tried the HTML space character?
> > "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp"
> >
> > "VB Programmer" <growNO-SPAM@go-intech.com> wrote in message
> > news:uH8OGMRXDHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > > I have a ddl that is based on data from a datareader. Between column 0

> and

> > > column 1 I wanted to pad it with 15 spaces.
> > >
> > > Problem is it keeps only putting 1 space in between the columns! Any

> > ideas?

> > >
> > > Here's a snippet...
> > > drReader = cmdSqlCmd.ExecuteReader
> > >
> > > ' loop through reader and populate offices
> > > Do While drReader.Read()
> > > ddlOffice.Items.Add(drReader.GetString(0) & "

"

> &

> > _

> > > drReader.GetInt32(1))
> > > Loop
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>