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Linking to Another Web Site in ASP.Net

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Topic: Linking to Another Web Site in ASP.Net

Posted By: Misty
Subject: Linking to Another Web Site in ASP.Net
Date Posted: 13 October 2004 at 12:25pm

I've been trying to figure out how you can put a link to another web site that is in a field from a database. But I am not sure how to do this. I am not sure if hyperlink control is the solution.

Here's my code for a datalist:

I've solved the problem. See the next posting for more information about how I got it working.

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Posted By: Misty
Date Posted: 13 October 2004 at 4:22pm

I finally got it to work after changing my code to: <a href='<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.DataItem, "WebSite") %>'>
Go To Web Site
</a>

I also figured out how to display an email address from a database. The code is something like: <a href='mailto:<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.DataItem, "Email") %>'>
Email
</a>