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AdRotator
On a new Web Form drag a AdRotator control from the toolbox. For this AdRotator control to
work we need an Advertisement file (XML file) and some sample images. Add a new XML
file to the project selecting from
Project->Add New Item->XML File from the main menu.
Name this XML file as Ads.xml. The file Ads.xml looks like the code below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Advertisements>
<Ad>
<ImageUrl>
one.gif
</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>
http://www.startvbdotnet.com
</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>
A beginners site for Visual Basic .NET
<Impressions>
25
</Impressions>
<Keyword>
Visual Basic
</Keyword>
</Ad&g
t <Ad>
<ImageUrl>
two.gif
</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic
</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>
Visual Basic page on Microsoft
</AlternateText>
<Impressions>
20
</Impressions>
<Keyword>
Programming
</Keyword>
</Ad>
<Ad>
<ImageUrl>
three.gif
</ImageUrl>
<NavigateUrl>
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/net
</NavigateUrl>
<AlternateText>
.NET page on Microsoft
</AlternateText>
<Impressions>
15
</Impressions>
<Keyword>
.NET Information
</Keyword>
</Ad>
</Advertisements>
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Once you are finished with the XML file select the AdvertisementFile property
in the properties window and assign the above mentioned XML file to this property
and click OK. Select the Target property and select a value of your choice from the list
(_blank is advisable). Also, have three sample gif images (one.giif, two.gif,
three.gif) in the same project folder. Run the application and you will find
rotating ads being displayed on your Web page each time you hit the refresh button
in your browser.
Live Code Demo
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