Im running the following html snippet in my page...

<a href='<asp:Literal id="litSubRegionCode"
runat="server"></asp:Literal>'>Test</a>

When I flick back to designer view I get the 'Could not re-format page'
message.

How do I correctly nest the literal inside the anchor tag...

Thanks.

Why are you trying to nest a literal control inside the "href"
property?
The HREF property is a string. If you need to set the href property
then consider making the <a tag a server control and set the property
via CodeBehind.
<a href="" runat="server" id="lnkTest">Test</a>

In your code behind there should be a variable declared as
protected HtmlAnchor lnkTest ;
If there is not then define it.
then set the property programmatically by going lnkTest.HRef = "....";

I want to use the literal control, not a htmlLink. I know I can use a
link, but I want to build a url and add my string in the middle. The
easiest way to do this is to use the literal control.

Anyone have an answer?

Thanks.

A Literal control cannot be put inside of an Attribute.
an ASPX follows basic HTMl/SGML based rules.
<root propery="<tag></tag>" is MALFORMED SGML and therefore is not
tolerated.

If you wish to use an existing value such as

<a href="/Dir/|/Action.aspx" runat="server" id="lnkTest">Test</a>

In your code behind there should be a variable declared as
protected HtmlAnchor lnkTest ;
If there is not then define it.
then set the property programmatically by going lnkTest.HRef = "....";

or since you said you wanted to "build a url and add my string in the
middle"
then do something like this
lnkTest.HRef = lnkTest.HRef.Replace("|", CurrentAction); // where
CurrentAction is some string that you want to dynamically insert or
maybe a variable from your web.config. etc

You may also be able to go <a href="Dir/<%= somevariable
%>/Action.aspx"></a> but having made the migration to asp.net along
time ago I would never do something like that so I am not sure as to
whether that is the exact syntax for asp.net or at what lifecycle stage
you would need to ensure somevariable has been set.

Hello Spondishy,

Why not use <asp:Hyperlink id="myLink" runat="server">Test</asp:Hyperlink>

and in your code-behind, do myLink.NavigateUrl = "~/Action.aspx?subregion="
+ subRegionVariable

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