Hi all,

I am writing an app for a client. There will be about 5 main 'sections' of the site. Using master pages and/or AJAX I want to accomplish the following:

a. Main links 1-5 when clicked will refresh/load the lower portion of the screen, not the top logo/menu. (I want to not have to reload the logo/menu after the first page.)

b. sub-'pages' (ajax areas or whatever) 1-5 EACH have a left-side menu with several menu items. (I want the left-side menu not to reload when links are clicked... only the right half that has data in it.

Basically, there's a main 'menu' at the top with the logo. then there's about 5 or so main 'pages' that each have 1-20 sub 'pages' based on their 'left-side menu' specifically. Does this make sense?

When an item in the main menu is clicked, the lower half refreshes/loads with a 'page'... that page has a 'left-side menu' and a right-side area. the right side area will refresh/load when a 'left-side menu' item is clicked.

I am making it all in DIV's and using XP Pro/VS2005 and a 2k3 server. How do I have to handle/order the update panels to handle this? How manuy 'base pages' can/must there be? I realize there are a few ways of doing this, but I want to not use custom javascript and/or anything outside MS if possible.

I am trying to cut down on network traffic and do partial page refreshes as much as possible.

Thanks much.

I would advise that you not use an UpdatePanel for navigation.

Excellent link. Thanks much.

So, should I use specific tailored masterpages? Can I nest master pages?

It would be great not to have to update 5 seperate sub-pages if we add a new link/page to the 'left menu'. Is there a way to use a masterpage for the top nav, then somehow, attach another masterpage to the bottom(sub pages) to handle the 'left nav menu'?

Hate to ask but, do you have a snippet on what you mean?...(is this nesting master pages or something?) I'm a DIV/iFRAME/CSS idiot.

I'm an old Classic ASP/TABLE guy...lol

Hi,

I agree with the member above.

With Master page and Content page, they will be loaded again when we redirect user to another page by click navigate link in the Master page. For more information, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wtxbf3hh.aspx

In your case, if you don't want to load the header when redirecting, you can use iframe in the page and set its's src in the client script, and then use Updatepanel in sub page to implement partial update.

Thanks.