Dynamic Custom-Server Controls with XML

I've been working on a dynamically generated data input page, and have the process operating OK.

I have a stored proc' that returns Xml, and this is inturn combined with an xslt so as to apply .net server controls, and it is then parsed and added to a placeholder object. My only problem at the moment is how can I apply my own custom controls in the xslt, I have tried applying another namesspace, ie, xmlns=MyControl:...., but it fails at the parsing section, complaing

'Unknown server tag'

Is there some way of telling the parser to look at the registered namespaces on the main page?

hi mate, did you find any workaround to be able to create custom controls at runtime using xml and xslt? I am trying to do the same thing and getting the same 'Unknown server tag' error ! Please let me know if you've found any solution.
Thanks. Cheers.

Hi there!

I have the same problem too. But i also have no solution for this problem.
Do you have figured something out meanwhile ?
Thanks

I have tried something like this:
(I work with an XML-File, but should be the same...)

XPathDocument xpdocControlsDoc = new XPathDocument( Server.MapPath( "YourXML.xml" ) );

XslTransform xsltTransform = new XslTransform();

xsltTransform.Load( Server.MapPath( "YourXSTL.xslt" ) );

StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
xsltTransform.Transform( xpdocControlsDoc, null, sw, null);
string result = "<%@ Register TagPrefix=\"YourPrefix\" Namespace=\"YourNamespace\" Assembly=\"YourAssembly\" %>";
result += sw.ToString();

Now (with the register in front of the string) i could parse the string without error message.

Control ctrl = ParseControl( result );

and then add the Control to the placeholder

aspphContainer.Controls.Add( ctrl );


I hope that this is what you wanted to know ?
I'll have to try with it for myself a little bit. I am also in the need to dynamicly generate forms out of XML.
Normaly no problem if i just work with standard asp-tags but with my own custom server controls...

Cya