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• Chris

  Posted on Apr 2, 2008 (permalink)

  Hi,
  
  I have created a template (via creating a master page in VS).  The template has several ContentPlaceHolders (menu, main, footer, etc).  However, when I edit the template I cant drag & drop any control onto any container. 
  I can only get the control added by going through the steps on the right of the page and hitting "Add".
  But even then, after adding in the control to the container, the system wont allow me to then edit the control.  Rather than saying "Edit" it says "Mouse-over to edit" - if you put the mouse over or click on it nothing happens.
  
  The only other thing going on is a Javascript error on the page saying : Line 117, Char 22, 'length' is null or not an object.
  I have checked my master page and I have no code that relates to 'length'.
  
  I did try the above again with another template - this time with just one ContentPlaceHolder on it - but I still couldnt add a control to the template.
  
  Please let me know what it is that I am doing wrong.
  Many thanks in advance,
  Chris Sassons

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• Rebecca Rebecca

  Posted on Apr 2, 2008 (permalink)

  Hi Chris,
  
  Thank you very much for describing the problem in detail. Please open the .master file used by your Sitefinity template and make sure there are no characters between the opening and closing tags:
  
  

  <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="main" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>

  Alternatively, you can close the tags like this:

  <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="main" runat="server" />

  
  Feel free to send us your masterpages and css if the above doesn't help to fix this.
  
  Greetings,
  Rebecca
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• Carl-Johan

  Posted on Nov 24, 2008 (permalink)

  I hade the same problem.
  
  First I removed all the tables in the Masterpage. Then it worked. But now it’s stuck again and i haven’t figured out why. But what I do is that I use on of the "came a long" Masterpages. Then when I have added the control I switch back to the Masterpage that I have created. Just make sure that the content container have the same name in both Masterpages.

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• Pepi Pepi

  Posted on Nov 24, 2008 (permalink)

  Hello Carl-Johan,
  
  Please open a new support ticket and send us your .master page and all related .css and .js files to test the issue locally. Also, what browser do you use?
  
  Thanks for your cooperation in advance.
  
  Regards,
  Pepi
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• Carl-Johan

  Posted on Nov 24, 2008 (permalink)

  Sure. Thanks for the quick reply.

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• Kiearn

  Posted on Jun 29, 2009 (permalink)

  Hi
  
  I was having the same issue, my error was a result of commenting out ContentPlaceHolders
  
  <!--
  <asp:ContentPlaceHolder id="ContentPlaceHolders1" runat="server" /> 
  -->
  
  
  Kieran
  

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• Ivan Dimitrov Ivan Dimitrov

  Posted on Jun 29, 2009 (permalink)

  Hello Kiearn,
  
  Since the post in almost an year old. I hope that the problem was sorted out at your end.
  
  Regards,
  Ivan Dimitrov
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• danfinney

  Posted on Feb 24, 2010 (permalink)

  I just want to add to the record.  Yes, commenting = bad.
  
  -Dan Finney
  
  sitefinity web design

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