Autocomplet extender control in ajax (asp.net)? - asp.net

Question

I am using autocomplete extender in my application but it is not working. This is my code:
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<asp:scriptmanager ID="Scriptmanager1" runat="server"></asp:scriptmanager>
<br />
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<div>
<cc1:AutoCompleteExtender TargetControlID="TextBox1" MinimumPrefixLength="1"
ServiceMethod="GetVideoTitles" CompletionSetCount="10" ServicePath="Myservices.asmx" ID="AutoCompleteExtender1" runat="server">
</cc1:AutoCompleteExtender>
</div>
</form>
This is the webservice method:
public string[] GetVideoTitles(string prefixText)
{
SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(#"Data Source=SERVER5\SQLserver2005;Initial Catalog=tpvnew;User ID=xx;Password=525");
con.Open();
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("video_videotitles", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.Parameters.Add("#prefixText", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50);
cmd.Parameters["#prefixText"].Value = prefixText;
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
da.Fill(dt);
string[] items = new string[dt.Rows.Count];
int i = 0;
foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
{
items.SetValue(dr["videotitle"].ToString(), i);
i++;
}
return items;
}

Answer 1

Have you tried setting a breakpoint in your GetVideoTitles method, and verified that it returns any items?

Answer 2

Try this trick
public string[] GetVideoTitles(string prefixText) {
try
{
...Your code...
foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows)
{
items.SetValue(dr["videotitle"].ToString(), i);
Debug.Write(dr["videotitle"].ToString());
i++;
}
...Your code...
}
catch(Exception)
{
Debug.Assert(false);
}
}
This way you first locate if somthing stop running on webservice method.
Also use the DebugView from sysinternals to check live the data you get from Debug.write()
Debug View
Hope this 2 thinks help you locate the bug.
-- Found this on asp.net forums--
http://forums.asp.net/t/1123944.aspx
In most cases where the WebService method does not get calls becasue the WebMethod Signature does not match with the AutoComplete Extender signature. The Method signature needs to be:
string[] WSMethodName(string prefixText, int count)
You can have different method name but the parameter names and return type needs to be exact match even in case.
Reading this page
http://www.vishwamohan.com/post/2007/05/07/AJAX-Error-Sys-is-undefined.aspx
and this page
http://blogs.imeta.co.uk/TAxworthy/archive/2009/01/15/569.aspx
Found that the sys problem can solve that way....
The most important line was:
allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"
<section name="scriptResourceHandler" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingScriptResourceHandlerSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=1.0.61025.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />
When compared to the application’s web.config, the last section was missing. When this line was amended, the javascript error was fixed, and the AJAX controls worked correctly again.

Answer 3

Try to see if your web method GetVideoTitles() works or not.
if it works, then check if you have set your .asmx web service path in the scriptmanager.
<asp:ScriptManager ID="smMain" runat="server">
<Services>
<asp:ServiceReference Path="~/WebServices/AutoComplete.asmx"/>
</Services>
</asp:ScriptManager>

Answer 4

you miss this
da.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add("#prefixText", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50).Value = **prefixText + "%"**;
and in your query must use
like #prefixText