[RESOLVED] [2005] Express How do I implement Top and Left in a user control

[BobTriesHard]

Total newbie at dot net dabbler at VB6 attempting to get to grips with VWD express.
I have designed a user control (basically a table containing 24 buttons in cells)
When I use this control I need to be able to set the Top and Left properties of the table from the calling page.

To get the value into the usercontrol I think I should use (Top only - Left would be the same):-

Public Property ControlTop() As Integer
        Get
            Return iControlTop
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Integer)
            iControlTop = value
        End Set
    End Property

and then use ControlTop variable within the style section of the table definition :-

<table style="z-index: 100; width: 600px; height: 45px">        
<tr>
            <td style="width: 4%" >
                <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Style="z-index: 100" Text="01" OnClick="HButton_Click" />
            </td>
            <td style="width: 4%"> 
                <asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" Style="z-index: 100" Text="02" OnClick="HButton_Click" />

could someone please point out the obvious and tell me how it should be done.
The above 'exposes' ControlTop' but I would much prefer to expose 'Top' correctly but this gives me problems as well, a solution for both would be excelent.
I have tried many things but cannot get anything to work - probably my total lack of HTML knowledge
Thanks in advance

[BobTriesHard]

OK, investigating somthing else and I've now got

<table style="z-index: 100; width: 600px; height: 45px top: <%= iTop %>px left <%=iLeft %>px" >

and

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left

to qualify the left that was giving the other problem but now the problem of attempting to use

<uc1:HourControl ID="Hours1" runat="server" style="top: 10px left: 10px"/>

Gives me the error
Validation (ASP.Net): Attribute 'style' is not a valid attribute of element 'HourControl'.

[mendhak]

In your codebehind,

this.Hourse1.Attributes.Add("style","left:" + this.MyLeftProperty + ";top:" + this.MyTopProperty);

[BobTriesHard]

Thanks for this but unfortunatly it doesn't mean a lot to me. The ; would indicate java or c (from conversation arround my desk) but as the script I am using is VB sorry now Im lost.
Where does the (VB equivelent) above line go ? I assume into the codebehind for the usercontrol (to 'add' the 'style' and its attributes).
I do not comprehend the use if 'this' - is it the name of the usercontrol ? but how is this declared?
Sorry to ask for further help distinctly biased towards the group of 'idiot user grade' in which I am firmly entrenched :-(

[mendhak]

Not very different in VB.NET.

In C#, you use 'this', in VB.NET, you say Me. this/Me refers to the current instance of the class. So:

Me.Hourse1.Attributes.Add("style","left:" + this.MyLeftProperty + ";top:" + this.MyTopProperty)

[BobTriesHard]

Thanks

[mendhak]

Welcome.