Okay, this may seem silly, but on an ASP.NET .ascx control, I'm trying to use:

<input type=button runat=server />

instead of:

<asp:Button runat=server />

And it's not working for me. This code:

<asp:Button id=btnBuyCat runat=server Text=Buy Cat

ToolTip=Click to buy a cat OnClick=btnBuyCat_Click EnableViewState=false />

renders the following HTML: (ignoring naming containers btw)

<input type=submit id=btnBuyCat name=btnBuyCat value=Shopping Cart

title=Click to buy a cat />

That's mostly fine, except I want input type=button not input type=submit.

I tried this code:

<input type=button id=btnBuyCat name=btnBuyCat runat=server

value=Buy Cat title=Click to buy a cat onclick=btnBuyCat_Click

enableviewstate=False />

and get this HTML:

<input type=button id=btnBuyCat name=btnBuyCat value=Buy Cat

title=Click to buy a cat onclick=btnBuyCat_Click />

Unfortunately the rendered button does not work. Also, I even tried input type=submit just to check, but unless I use the <asp:Button> I can't get it to work. I'm sure it has something to do with the JavaScript.

Is there a way to use the regular HTML button markup and a runat=server in ASP.NET?