Code to list catalogs on an ASP.NET Web form

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11/12/2009

Use the following code to list catalogs on an ASP.NET Web form. The code sample should be used within a Commerce Server project. For more information about creating a Commerce Server project, see Creating a Commerce Project.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="Microsoft.CommerceServer.Runtime.Catalog" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>

<script language="C#" >
    CatalogContext catalogCtx = CommerceContext.Current.CatalogSystem;

    void Page_Load(object source, EventArgs args) {
        if (!IsPostBack) {
            UpdateCatalogs();
        }
    }

    void ChangeCatalogBtn_Click(object source, EventArgs args) {
        SelectedCatalog.Text = @"You selected <b>" + CatalogListing.SelectedItem.Text + "</b>";
    }

    void UpdateCatalogs() {
        CatalogListing.DataSource = catalogCtx.CatalogNames;
        CatalogListing.DataBind();
    }

</script>

<html>
<head>
    <title>List Catalogs</title>
</head>
<body>

    <form >

        <asp:Label
            id="SelectedCatalog"
            Text="No catalog selected"
            /><br/>

        <asp:DropDownList
            id="CatalogListing"
            />

        <asp:Button
            id="ChangeCatalogBtn"
            OnClick="ChangeCatalogBtn_Click"
            Text="OK"
            />

    </form>

</body>
</html>

Code to list catalogs on an ASP.NET Web form

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