I created a simple template called EditControlAscx.lpt and copied this in it:

<%%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="<%=currentEntity.Name%>.ascx.cs" Inherits="Edit<%=currentEntity.Name%>" %%>

When i build it i get this error:

"The name currentEntity does not exist in the current Context."

Following is the code it generated:

private void __ScriptCode() {
    __outputWriter.Write("<%");
    __outputWriter.Write("@ Control Language=\"C#\" AutoEventWireup=\"true\"  CodeFile=\"");

__outputWriter.Write(currentEntity.Name); __outputWriter.Write(".ascx.cs\" Inherits=\"Edit"); __outputWriter.Write(currentEntity.Name); __outputWriter.Write("\" "); __outputWriter.Write("%>"); __outputWriter.Write("\r\n\r\n"); }

Any suggestions how i can fix this. Thanks.

currentEntity doesn't exists, like the error says.

add this to your lpt file

<~ public EntityDefinition currentEntity{ get{ EntityDefinition e = _activeObject as EntityDefinition; return e; } } ~>

To get (at least some) understanding of where these fields come from (_activeObject, __executingGenerator etc) download the source code package for lbll 2.0 and open the CodeGenerator solution. In the LptParser project open DotNetTemplateEngine.cs and scroll/jump to the ProduceCSCode method.

I've modified my copy of lptparser so the generated class inherits from a base class I created (rather than just implement the interface) as to provide common functionality (like CurrentEntity) to all my templates. (a sweeter alternative to 'including' templates)

The objects you have are: (and this is no doubt in a help file somewhere)

StreamWriter __outputWriter IGenerator _executingGenerator Dictionary<string, TaskParameter> _parameters object _activeObject

Hack the planet!

It's also documented in the SDK docs

If the lpt template is executed in a task which handles all entities (emitType = allEntities), thus loops over the entities, the _activeObject is the current entity (see Lpt templates engine in the SDK docs)

Great Thanks. Will look into it. Thanks to both.

Following is the lpt file:

<~ public EntityDefinition currentEntity{ get{ EntityDefinition e = _activeObject as EntityDefinition; return e; } } ~> <%%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Edit<%=currentEntity.Name%>.ascx.cs" Inherits="Controls_Edit<%=currentEntity.Name%>" %%>

Here is the ascx file it generated;

<~ public EntityDefinition currentEntity{ get{ EntityDefinition e = _activeObject as EntityDefinition; return e; } } ~> <%%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Edit<%=currentEntity.Name%>.ascx.cs" Inherits="Controls_Edit<%=currentEntity.Name%>" %%>

currentEntity.Name is not getting replaced with the actual entity name in each of the ascx file that is generated. Any suggestions please.

You pasted exactly the same code twice. Could you check what the real code was that was outputted? How did you execute the template? (which task etc. please copy/paste frm the .preset file)