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Web Parts with Linked Content

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When you create a Web Part with linked content, you use the ContentLink property to add a link that points to any type of Web content. Types of content include HTML, Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript), Microsoft® JScript®, or Extensible Markup Language (XML). To make it possible for the dashboard factory to interpret linked content correctly, you should use the ContentType property in conjunction with ContentLink.

By default, content from ContentLink is read directly into the page and included in the dashboard's document object model. In most cases, however, you might want the Web Part to provide a window around the Web page to which you are linking. If so, set the RequiresIsolation property to TRUE to place the Web Part in an IFrame. For additional information about RequiresIsolation, see Guidelines for Building Good Web Parts.

See Also

Types of Web Parts | Web Parts with Embedded Content | Web Parts with XML Content | Guidelines for Building Good Web Parts