I have a data-source connected to a stored proc that will return the one record that applies to a specific page, and for another similar situation (populating heading information), I wrapped a repeater around the headings html, and used <%$ Eval() %> binding expressions to get the data into the headings. However, I now have another issue where that does not work.
I have part of my page which uses data from the same data-source as the headings use, and it is a notes section. From the data-source there is a notes field which is a varchar(max) containing HTML.
I used TinyMCE to create a rich editor for the notes, but I want the editor to be populated with the Notes field contents returned by the Data Source. So if TextAreas where able to be in repeaters, I would be set, as I think I can just stuff the html in the text area and TinyMCE will fix it up (I tested with a bold tag around some test text, and it was properly processed).
Is there another way I can use Databinding Eval expressions to populate a text area or something else that TinyMCE can understand, so that the rich text editor will be populated when the page is loaded?
My attempt at this looked like:
<asp:Repeater ID='NotesRepeater' runat='server' DataSourceID='SheetParams'> <textarea style='clear:both; font-size:large' name='notes'> <%# Eval('Notes') %> </textarea> </asp:Repeater> And I have TinyMCE settings of
tinyMCE.init({ theme: 'advanced', mode: 'textareas', width: '95%', theme_advanced_buttons1: 'bold, italic, underline, strikethrough,|, justifyleft, justifycenter, justifyright, justifyfull,|,formatselect,fontsizeselect', theme_advanced_buttons2: 'cut, copy, paste,|,bullist, numlist,|,outdent, indent,|,undo,redo', theme_advanced_buttons3: '' }); But of course I get the error Textarea can not be nested in repeater.
You need to wrap the textarea in an ItemTemplate tag for it to work: