I am trying to apply some css hover effects to the code below...

Dim Table AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTable
Dim Desc1 AsNew Label
Dim tdcDesc1 AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTableCell
Dim tbrRow1 AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTableRow
 
With Desc1
.Text = "Description1"
.Style.Add("color", "#666666")
EndWith
 
With tdcDesc1
.Controls.Add(Desc1)
EndWith
 
With tbrRow1
With .Cells
.Add(tdcDesc1)
EndWith
EndWith
 
With Table
With .Rows
.Add(tbrRow1)
EndWith
.CellPadding = "1"
.CellSpacing = "1"
.Border = "1"
EndWith
 
PlaceHolder1.Controls.Add(Table)

I am trying to add a css hover to the table background... how would I add a name to this table that is accessible from the external CSS page? Thanks

First, with blocks suck - don't use them. Bad coding style. The same goes for html tables when you're displaying anything but tabular data.

Next, let's ditch the .Style.Add and instead give it a CSS class. There's even a property for most if not all ASP.NET server controls called CssClass, you would just assign that. In your CSS file, put :hover after the name of the class and add the styles there. That's in addition to the normal definition, not replacing it.

I redid the code to something like this...

ASP Code Behind:

Dim Table AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTable
Dim Desc1 AsNew Label
Dim Desc2 AsNew Label
Dim tdcDesc1 AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTableCell
Dim tdcDesc2 AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTableCell
Dim tbrRow1 AsNew HtmlControls.HtmlTableRow
With Desc1
.Text = "Description1"
EndWith
With Desc2
.Text = "Description2"
EndWith
With tdcDesc1
.Controls.Add(Desc1)
.ID = "TestingID"
EndWith
With tdcDesc2
.Controls.Add(Desc2)
EndWith
With tbrRow1
With .Cells
.Add(tdcDesc1)
.Add(tdcDesc2)
EndWith
EndWith
With Table
With .Rows
.Add(tbrRow1)
EndWith
.CellPadding = "1"
.CellSpacing = "1"
.Border = "1"
EndWith

ASP:

<tableid="Table"class="table1"runat="server">

</table>

CSS:

#table1.td
{
background-color:#0000FF;
}

So the question is why is the css not being applied to that table?

Try a space between table1 and .td? As well you need a space between <table and id= I'm not sure if that's just the way the code is being displayed here?

Nope still not working... I have no idea why.

I can only assume you're using FireFox. Get Firebug, right click and select "Inspect Element". Over on the right you'll see everything about what CSS the browser is applying.