Hi Fuji,

I created a Label fieldtype that you can use to add a row of text, and choose whether or not to show the label's caption.  It's in the latest changeset of Contour Contrib, but hasn't been packaged up yet, so for now you'd need to build the source and copy the DLL to your /bin/

-Tom

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the suggestion. But one question, how do you get  a prevalue Label to display in contour? Lets say i create a prevalue just like i would do when connection to db, but this time i use dataType label?

Hey Fuji,

Not sure what you mean by a prevalue Label.  Here is what the settings for the Label fieldtype look like:

You can use tokens to pass in special items to the TextToShow box instead of hardcoding it - this might be what you're after?:

-- [#propertyAlias] (field from current page)
-- [$propertyAlias] (recursive field)
-- [%keyName] (Session value)
-- [@keyName] (Value from request collection [querystring])
-- [^keyName] (Value from dictionary key)

-Tom

Hi Tom,

This is exactly what am looking for, how to i get to add it in contour?

What i was talking about earlier, was i tried to create a new Prevalue Source In Contour and gave it a type Label but somehow i think this doesnt do the job right?

//fuji

Since it's not packaged yet, you just need to download the source I linked above, compile it, and copy the .DLL file to your /bin/ folder.  If you don't have VS hit me on twitter and I'll see if I can get you the DLL.

Sorry for the second post am having some issues with the connection. I will try it first thing tomorrow morning

Just downloaded contourcontrib-7472.zip file, unfortunately i dont have VS on this machine.

Hey Tom,

I did Build the Solution then added the dll to the bin folder and added the addkey to web.config.

<add key="contourContribUseSsl" value="false" /> 

But when i add a new field and cant see any of the Label Type from the drop down. Am i missing something here?

Sorry, somehow the new fieldtype wasn't actually added to the solution, if you re-download it should work now.

Ok let me try it over again..

Got it working Tom, Thanks for the help.

//fuji

Tom am having a weird issue here, i just lost all the data i am pulling from my db when using the Prevalue Sources.

This fieldtype shouldn't affect that, it doesn't use prevalue sorces.

But I have heard of a similar bug in Contour, see this thread..don't really know much about it though:  BUG - Pre Value Datasoruces From Datatypes Getting Deleted From DB

Damn, i just read this thread and its really annoying since am using the prevalue sources to display a list of countries and just bought the licence version of Contour 1.1.9 and have like 4 different forms with a drop down Country list.

Hey Tom,

I just happened to make a test with the Label Type on Contour v 1.1.9 and when Submitting the form am getting a Server Error. I also added to my web.config

<add key="contourContribUseSsl" value="false" />

Server Error in '/' Application.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. 

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error: 

Stack Trace: 

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   Umbraco.Forms.Data.Storage.RecordFieldValueStorage.InsertRecordFieldValues(RecordField rf) +677
   Umbraco.Forms.Data.Storage.RecordFieldStorage.InsertRecordField(RecordField recordfield) +1196
   Umbraco.Forms.Data.Storage.RecordStorage.InsertRecord(Record record, Form form) +1865
   Umbraco.Forms.Core.Services.RecordService.‘() +205
   Umbraco.Forms.Core.Services.RecordService.Submit() +39
   Umbraco.Forms.Core.Services.RecordService.NextPage() +169
   Umbraco.Forms.UI.Usercontrols.RenderForm.nextPage(Object sender, EventArgs e) +241
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +153
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3706

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.1

Any Suggestion to this?... I made a checked and removed the Label and it works well..

Sorry, should be fixed in the latest changeset

Yes its working with the new dll. Thanks

It's probably a PEBKAC error, but this isn't working. I navigated to http://our.umbraco.org/projects/developer-tools/contour-contrib and found the Contour.Contrib.dll. That was dropped into the bin folder of my website and added <addkey="contourContribUseSsl"value="false"/> into my web.config file, but I can't create a Label type in Contour. Am I missing something? I've restarted the application without any changes as well. Thanks in advance!

Hi Phillip,

What exactly is preventing you from adding the label, does it just not show up in the Field Type dropdown?

As long as the DLL is in the /bin/ folder it should show up.  Unless maybe you are using the DLL from the package?  The Label fieldtype was added after the last package release so it's never been packaged up on the our page - you'll need to download and compile the Contour Contrib source for the correct DLL.  Or if you don't have VS I could try to send to you?

-Tom

Hi Phillip,

Am not sure you are using the right dll. In your contour design mode do you have the option of adding a Label or can you even see the Icon from the Drop Down with  a Label on it?

Let me know i can forward you the one i have which works perfectly from Tom.

//fuji

Yeah, I am probably using the wrong dll. Fuji or Tom, would you be able to send it to me? I can be reached at phil [at] bonsaimediagroup [dot] com. Thank you!

Hey Philip, the dll is on its way. Credit to Tom for this.

//fuji

Got it and it works! One other thing. When I created a Label field and ran a test submission, in the email, it shows an empty "Label: " line. The "Text To Show" field isn't populated in the email. Is that by default? In case my client asks, is there a way to enable it? Thanks guys!

Hi Phillip,

Currently the Label fieldtype doesn't save any data.  When developing it I didn't think it was necessarsy since it was just static text and not any input from the user.  Perhaps I could have it save the content with the form, do you think that would be useful?

-Tom

Right, makes sense. I don't think the update is necessary. Thank you!

Hi Guys - this is exactly the piece of functionality I need to add to my forms yet - As it's not in 0.5 of the contrinb package yet - any idea where I can get a hold of this dll? 

Thanks

Hi Carl,

If you want to hit me up on twitter I can email it to you for now.  I will try to nudge Sebastiaan to see if we can package up and release a new version of Contour Contrib shortly :)

-Tom

Hey guys

I'm having trouble implementing labels in 4.7.1. When I add a label and preview the form, a "string was not recognized as a valid boolean" error is thrown. When the label is removed, the preview works okay. Do you have any suggestions or advice? Thank you!

Bump. Anybody?

Hi Phillip,

I think there were some changes in a later Contour version that broke this.  The error is with the bool.parse line for the FieldSetting - if you just change that to true/false for now or do a proper check you can make it work.  I'll post a fix shortly.

-Tom

Is that in the database?

No, it's in the code of Label.cs

Is Label.cs in Codeplex? Thanks!

I found Label.cs in the Contour Contrib codeplex but can't find the line you were referring to. Can you provide some additional assistance? Thanks!

That line isn't in the Label.cs file I have (downloaded directly from codeplex).  I've also looked through my C# books, MSDN and googled and am unable to find a reference for inserting/using bool.parse.  I have got to be able to add these labels to my forms or Contour is absolutely useless to me.  I would greatly appreciate any assistance with the boolean error that has already been reported.

Thanks so much!

if you could hit me up with the .dll to add a label to the available fields it would be appreciated, i have downloaded the Contour.Contrib.dll and added the <add key="contourContribUseSsl" value="false"/> key to the web.config but still no label in the drop down list of available fields, am i missing something ?

many thanks in advance

W

Hi

I added the Label.cs directly into my VS project and then built it and everything seems to work (On 4.7.2 and 4.8.1). Hope this helps someone.

P.S. Hope this doesnt violate any licence.

Hi there, I also want to use a label field in contour.

So I downloaded the zip (contourcontrib-7472.zip) , build it in visual studio en then copied (overwrite) the file 'Contour.Contrib.dll' form 'contourcontrib-7472\Contour.Contrib\Release\bin' to the '\bin\' folder of my Umbraco site.
I restarted my site, but can't see the 'Label' type in the dropdown. The captcha type of 'Contour contrib' is visible, so 'Contour contrib' is installed correctly.

Any idea what I do wrong?

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