Help w/conversion from C# to VB.NET

[kwilliams]

I found a great article titled "Creating Dynamic ASP.NET Server Controls Using XML" at http://www.dnzone.com/showDetail.asp?TypeI...m&offset=10.But all of the code was written in C#. I've tried using the C# to VB.NET conversion tool at http://www.kamalpatel.net/ConvertCSharp2VB.aspx, but I'm still running into errors. This is the latest error:BC30205: End of statement expected.Line 19: Line 20: Public Class WebForm1Line 21: Inherits System.Web.UI.Page Public class WebForm1 : System.Web.UI.PageLine 22: Line 23: Protected Title As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBoxAnd since I don't know C#, and I'm a newbie to VB.NET, I'm not sure how to proceed. If anyone can give me some help and/or some converted code, that would be great. Thanks for any help.Original C# Code:

using System;using System.Collections;using System.ComponentModel;using System.Data;using System.Drawing;using System.Web;using System.Web.SessionState;using System.Web.UI;using System.Web.UI.WebControls;using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;// add references for XSLTusing System.Xml;using System.Xml.Xsl;using System.Xml.XPath;// add references for Streamsusing System.IO;namespace CustomSurveys{	/// <summary>	///		This is a custom survey page, where the questions	///		are created at runtime	/// </summary>	public class WebForm1 : System.Web.UI.Page	{		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox Title;		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder survey;		protected System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal ThankYouLabel;		private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)		{			if (IsPostBack) {				ProcessSurveyResults();				survey.Visible = false;				ThankYouLabel.Visible = true;			} else {				survey.Visible = true;				ThankYouLabel.Visible = false;			}		}		private void CreateSurvey() {			// Load the data source			XPathDocument surveyDoc = new XPathDocument(Server.MapPath("ExSurvey.xml"));			// Load the xslt to do the transformations			XslTransform transform = new XslTransform();			transform.Load(Server.MapPath("MakeControls.xslt"));			// Get the transformed result			StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();			transform.Transform(surveyDoc, null, sw);			string result = sw.ToString();			// remove the namespace attribute			result = result.Replace("xmlns:asp=\"remove\"", "");			// parse the control(s) and add it to the page			Control ctrl = Page.ParseControl(result);			survey.Controls.Add(ctrl);		}		private void ProcessSurveyResults() {			// Load the data source			XPathDocument surveyDoc = new XPathDocument(Server.MapPath("ExSurvey.xml"));			// create an iterator			XPathNodeIterator itr = surveyDoc.CreateNavigator().Select("//question");			// string builder for survey body			System.Text.StringBuilder sb;			sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();			// submission information			sb.Append("Survey submitted on " + DateTime.Now + Environment.NewLine);			// foreach question			while (itr.MoveNext()) {				// get the control name				string controlName = itr.Current.GetAttribute("name", "");				// append question information				sb.Append(controlName);				sb.Append(" : ");				// get the control				object ctrl = FindControl(controlName);				// append the correct filled out information				if (ctrl is TextBox) {					sb.Append(((TextBox)ctrl).Text);				}				if (ctrl is RadioButtonList) {					// the selected item might be null					if (((RadioButtonList)ctrl).SelectedItem != null) {						sb.Append(((RadioButtonList)ctrl).SelectedItem.Value);					}				}				sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);			}			string body = sb.ToString();			// send the results			System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your.smtp.server";			System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send("survey@somewhere.com", "your@address.com", "Survey result", body);		}		#region Web Form Designer generated code		override protected void OnInit(EventArgs e)		{			//			// CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.			//			InitializeComponent();			CreateSurvey();			base.OnInit(e);		}				/// <summary>		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.		/// </summary>		private void InitializeComponent()		{				this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Page_Load);		}		#endregion	}}

Converted VB.NET Code:

Imports SystemImports System.CollectionsImports System.ComponentModelImports System.DataImports System.DrawingImports System.WebImports System.Web.SessionStateImports System.Web.UIImports System.Web.UI.WebControlsImports System.Web.UI.HtmlControls' add references for XSLTImports System.XmlImports System.Xml.XslImports System.Xml.XPath ' add references for StreamsImports System.IO	Public Class WebForm1	 Inherits System.Web.UI.Page	Public class WebForm1 : System.Web.UI.Page		Protected Title As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox		Protected survey As System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder		Protected ThankYouLabel As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal		'***THIS SECTION BELOW WOULD NOT CONVERT***		private void Page_Load(Object sender, System.EventArgs e)		{			if (IsPostBack) {				ProcessSurveyResults();				survey.Visible = false;				ThankYouLabel.Visible = true;			} else {				survey.Visible = true;				ThankYouLabel.Visible = false;			}		}		'***THIS SECTION ABOVE WOULD NOT CONVERT***		Private  Sub CreateSurvey()			' Load the data source			Dim surveyDoc As XPathDocument =  New XPathDocument(Server.MapPath("ExSurvey.xml"))  			' Load the xslt to do the transformations			Dim transform As XslTransform =  New XslTransform() 			transform.Load(Server.MapPath("MakeControls.xslt")) 			' Get the transformed result			Dim sw As StringWriter =  New StringWriter() 			transform.Transform(surveyDoc, Nothing, sw)			Dim result As String =  sw.ToString()  			' remove the namespace attribute			result = result.Replace("xmlns:asp=\"remove\"", "") 			' parse the control(s) and add it to the page			Dim ctrl As Control =  Page.ParseControl(result) 			survey.Controls.Add(ctrl)		End Sub		Private  Sub ProcessSurveyResults()			' Load the data source			Dim surveyDoc As XPathDocument =  New XPathDocument(Server.MapPath("ExSurvey.xml")) 			' create an iterator			Dim itr As XPathNodeIterator =  surveyDoc.CreateNavigator().Select("//question") 			' string builder for survey body			Dim sb As System.Text.StringBuilder			sb = New System.Text.StringBuilder()			' submission information			sb.Append("Survey submitted on " + DateTime.Now + Environment.NewLine)			' foreach question			While itr.MoveNext()				' get the control name				Dim controlName As String =  itr.Current.GetAttribute("name","") 				' append question information				sb.Append(controlName)				sb.Append(" : ")				' get the control				Dim ctrl As Object =  FindControl(controlName) 				' append the correct filled out information				If TypeOf ctrl Is TextBox Then					sb.Append((CType(ctrl, TextBox)).Text)				End If				If TypeOf ctrl Is RadioButtonList Then					' the selected item might be null					If Not(CType(ctrl,RadioButtonList)).SelectedItem Is Nothing Then						sb.Append((CType(ctrl, RadioButtonList)).SelectedItem.Value)					End If				End If				sb.Append(Environment.NewLine)			End While			Dim body As String =  sb.ToString()  			' send the results			System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your.smtp.server"			System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send("survey@somewhere.com", "your@address.com", "Survey result", body)		End Sub		#Region 'Web Form Designer generated code		Overrides Protected  Sub OnInit"(ByVal e As EventArgs)			'			' CODEGEN: This call is required by the ASP.NET Web Form Designer.			'			InitializeComponent()			CreateSurvey()			MyBase.OnInit(e)		End Sub		Private  Sub InitializeComponent()				Me.Load += New System.EventHandler(Me.Page_Load) 		End Sub		#End Region	End Class

[aspnetguy]

try this

Imports System Imports System.Collections Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Data Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Web Imports System.Web.SessionState Imports System.Web.UI Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls Imports System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Xsl Imports System.Xml.XPath Imports System.IO Namespace CustomSurveys    Public Class WebForm1   Inherits System.Web.UI.Page 	Protected Title As System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBox 	Protected survey As System.Web.UI.WebControls.PlaceHolder 	Protected ThankYouLabel As System.Web.UI.WebControls.Literal  	Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) 	  If IsPostBack Then 		ProcessSurveyResults 		survey.Visible = False 		ThankYouLabel.Visible = True 	  Else 		survey.Visible = True 		ThankYouLabel.Visible = False 	  End If 	End Sub  	Private Sub CreateSurvey() 	  Dim surveyDoc As XPathDocument = New XPathDocument(Server.MapPath("ExSurvey.xml")) 	  Dim transform As XslTransform = New XslTransform 	  transform.Load(Server.MapPath("MakeControls.xslt")) 	  Dim sw As StringWriter = New StringWriter 	  transform.Transform(surveyDoc, Nothing, sw) 	  Dim result As String = sw.ToString 	  result = result.Replace("xmlns:asp=""remove""", "") 	  Dim ctrl As Control = Page.ParseControl(result) 	  survey.Controls.Add(ctrl) 	End Sub  	Private Sub ProcessSurveyResults() 	  Dim surveyDoc As XPathDocument = New XPathDocument(Server.MapPath("ExSurvey.xml")) 	  Dim itr As XPathNodeIterator = surveyDoc.CreateNavigator.Select("//question") 	  Dim sb As System.Text.StringBuilder 	  sb = New System.Text.StringBuilder 	  sb.Append("Survey submitted on " + DateTime.Now + Environment.NewLine) 	  While itr.MoveNext 		Dim controlName As String = itr.Current.GetAttribute("name", "") 		sb.Append(controlName) 		sb.Append(" : ") 		Dim ctrl As Object = FindControl(controlName) 		If TypeOf ctrl Is TextBox Then 		  sb.Append(CType(ctrl, TextBox).Text) 		End If 		If TypeOf ctrl Is RadioButtonList Then 		  If Not (CType(ctrl, RadioButtonList).SelectedItem Is Nothing) Then 			sb.Append(CType(ctrl, RadioButtonList).SelectedItem.Value) 		  End If 		End If 		sb.Append(Environment.NewLine) 	  End While 	  Dim body As String = sb.ToString 	  System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your.smtp.server" 	  System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail.Send("survey@somewhere.com", "your@address.com", "Survey result", body) 	End Sub  	Protected Overloads Overrides Sub OnInit(ByVal e As EventArgs) 	  InitializeComponent 	  CreateSurvey 	  MyBase.OnInit(e) 	End Sub  	Private Sub InitializeComponent() 	  AddHandler Me.Load, AddressOf Me.Page_Load 	End Sub   End Class  End Namespace

I used this website http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/utilities...csharptovb.aspx

[kwilliams]

Wow aspnetguy. Thanks for doing that. I'll definitely bookmark that site, and I'll add an ending post once the pages are complete. I appreciate your help, and I hope that you have a great weekend.

[aspnetguy]

you too...I plan on having a good weekend