"Bret" wrote:

> I have spent hours trying to configure the web.sitemap and the webform MENU
> CONTROL properties to give me the menu format I need w/o success,  even
> though I've literally copied from examples from books and support sites. 
> Heres is the format I want on the leftside of my form.  The "headings" do
> not have any url set as property, they are exactly that, just headings and I
> need it to appear vertically. Though I prefer the list displaying, even if
> they appear after "hovering" or clicking on heading that is fine.   The
> actual code appears after below.  Please help. thanks.
>
> Menu1
> 1Child1
> 1Child2
> 1Child3
>
> Menu2
> 2Child1
> 2Child2
> 2Child3
>
> Menu3
> 3Child1
> 3Child2
> 3Child3
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> <siteMap xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AspNet/SiteMap-File-1.0" >
>
>     <siteMapNode title="Menu1" >
>         <siteMapNode url="1Child1.aspx" />
>         <siteMapNode url="1Child2.aspx" />
>         <siteMapNode url="1Child3.aspx" />
>     </siteMapNode>
>
>     <siteMapNode title="Menu2" >
>       <siteMapNode url="2Child1.aspx"  />
>       <siteMapNode url="2Child2.aspx"  />
>       <siteMapNode url="2Child3.aspx"  />
>     </siteMapNode>
>
>     <siteMapNode title="Menu3" >
>       <siteMapNode url="3Child1.aspx"  />
>       <siteMapNode url="3Child2.aspx"  />
>       <siteMapNode url="3Child3.aspx"  />
>     </siteMapNode>
>   
>   </siteMap>
>

"Mark Nelson" wrote:

> Bret,
>
> I tweaked the sitemap.xml in the following way and i could able to produce
> the result as you expected.
>
>  <siteMap xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AspNet/SiteMap-File-1.0" >
> <!--don't disturb the top-level node-->
> <siteMapNode url="" title=""  description="">
>
> <!--Items for the menu1-->
>       <siteMapNode url="" title="Menu1"  description="" >
>            <siteMapNode url="" title="1Child1"  description="" />
>             <siteMapNode url="" title="1Child2"  description="" />
>              <siteMapNode url="" title="1Child3"  description="" />
>        </siteMapNode>
>
> <!--items for the menu 2-->
>       <siteMapNode url="" title="Menu2"  description="" >
>             <siteMapNode url="" title="2Child1"  description="" />
>            <siteMapNode url="" title="2Child2"  description="" />
>            <siteMapNode url="" title="2Child3"  description="" />
>       </siteMapNode>
>
> <!--items for the menu 3-->
>       <siteMapNode url="" title="Menu3"  description="" >
>            <siteMapNode url="" title="3Child1"  description="" />
>            <siteMapNode url="" title="3Child2"  description="" />
>           <siteMapNode url="" title="3Child3"  description="" />
>       </siteMapNode>
>        
>  </siteMapNode>
>
> </siteMap>
>
> If you want horizonal orientation of nodes go for Menu Control and if yo
> want vertical orientation of nodes go in for TreeView Control
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Mark Nelson
>
>
> "Bret" wrote:
>
> > I have spent hours trying to configure the web.sitemap and the webform MENU
> > CONTROL properties to give me the menu format I need w/o success,  even
> > though I've literally copied from examples from books and support sites. 
> > Heres is the format I want on the leftside of my form.  The "headings" do
> > not have any url set as property, they are exactly that, just headings and I
> > need it to appear vertically. Though I prefer the list displaying, even if
> > they appear after "hovering" or clicking on heading that is fine.   The
> > actual code appears after below.  Please help. thanks.
> >
> > Menu1
> > 1Child1
> > 1Child2
> > 1Child3
> >
> > Menu2
> > 2Child1
> > 2Child2
> > 2Child3
> >
> > Menu3
> > 3Child1
> > 3Child2
> > 3Child3
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
> > <siteMap xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/AspNet/SiteMap-File-1.0" >
> >
> >     <siteMapNode title="Menu1" >
> >         <siteMapNode url="1Child1.aspx" />
> >         <siteMapNode url="1Child2.aspx" />
> >         <siteMapNode url="1Child3.aspx" />
> >     </siteMapNode>
> >
> >     <siteMapNode title="Menu2" >
> >       <siteMapNode url="2Child1.aspx"  />
> >       <siteMapNode url="2Child2.aspx"  />
> >       <siteMapNode url="2Child3.aspx"  />
> >     </siteMapNode>
> >
> >     <siteMapNode title="Menu3" >
> >       <siteMapNode url="3Child1.aspx"  />
> >       <siteMapNode url="3Child2.aspx"  />
> >       <siteMapNode url="3Child3.aspx"  />
> >     </siteMapNode>
> >   
> >   </siteMap>
> >