asp question about post vars

[glenn]

I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are past
from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I can
get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process on
to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try to
figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass
all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better
solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname
and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then
access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn

[Kevin Spencer]

> I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass

all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better
solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname
and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then
access those fields values on the result page?
This is kind of like that old joke: How do I get to Broadway? (Answer:
practice). Although the punch line is a joke, the question is similar. There
are many ways to "get to Broadway." Taking a cab might not be the best way
if you're riding in a bus. Taking the subway is fast, as long as you're near
a subway station.

So, the first issue you will want to know is, what are the various ways that
data can be passed from one page in an ASP.Net app to another?

1. QueryString. This is useful when you're hyperlinking from one page to the
other, and no security requirement dictates that the data should not appear
to the user.
2. "Traditiona l" form post. Yes, with ASP.Net you can still post a form to
another page, but not a WebForm. This is an unusual case, so I won't bother
with it.
3. PostBack and Server.Transfer . Post the form back to itself. On the
server-side, do a Server.Tranfer to transfer the context to a new page. This
is useful when you don't want the user to know what data you're passing.
4. PostBack and Response.Redire ct. Post the form back to itself. On the
server side, do a Response.Redire ct. This sends a header to the browser
telling it to request the second URL. This method has the same drawbacks as
number 1.
5. PostBack, store data in Session (or Application, depending upon the scope
you want), and Redirect or Transfer. This is like numbers 3 and 4, but it
uses Session space on the server to store the data. This way, no QueryString
is needed, but you have to be careful about Session Timeouts.

That's about all I can think of at the moment. Choose the method that works
best in a given situation.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.
"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are past
from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I can
get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process
on
to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try
to
figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass
all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better
solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname
and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then
access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn

[sstevens]

Because of the postback architecture that was implemented with ASP.NET, this
task is not as easy as it once was. If you need to pass data between pages
there are several options:

1. Use querystring variables
2. Use session variables
3. Use application variables (careful, these are global)
4. Use Server.Transfer (this is may be what you are looking for, see below)

Page 1
public class Page1 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void submitBtn_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
//these can be public fields or public properties
//Creating public properties that get private fields
//is a better practice
lastName = "name1";
firstName = "name2";

Server.Transfer ("page2.aspx ");
}
}

Page 2
public class Page2 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void Page_Load(objec t sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
Page1 myPage1 = (Page1)Context. Handler;
string lastName = myPage1.lastNam e;
string firstName = myPage2.firstNa me;
}
}


"glenn" wrote:

I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are past
from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I can
get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process on
to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try to
figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass
all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better
solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname
and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then
access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn

[glenn]

I appreciate the response however, you are somewhat like a joke yourself. I
asked a question. A simple question as none of the books I have answer it.
You reply that I'm asking a stupid question and give me 5 ways to do it with
not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as an
answer but don't provide a way to do it. I am glad you answered the
question, however, instead of stating the obvious next time, why don't you
just stay quiet and let someone with an answer respond.

I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft community is
the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with. I can see why people
want Linux and Borland to do so well. I have been in Borland Delphi for 10
years now and have to say that the people over there are much nicer and much
more helpful to people trying to learn a new product. Microsoft developers
act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.

Thanks for nothing,

glenn
"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:O$******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then access those fields values on the result page?
This is kind of like that old joke: How do I get to Broadway? (Answer:
practice). Although the punch line is a joke, the question is similar.

There are many ways to "get to Broadway." Taking a cab might not be the best way
if you're riding in a bus. Taking the subway is fast, as long as you're near a subway station.

So, the first issue you will want to know is, what are the various ways that data can be passed from one page in an ASP.Net app to another?

1. QueryString. This is useful when you're hyperlinking from one page to the other, and no security requirement dictates that the data should not appear to the user.
2. "Traditiona l" form post. Yes, with ASP.Net you can still post a form to
another page, but not a WebForm. This is an unusual case, so I won't bother with it.
3. PostBack and Server.Transfer . Post the form back to itself. On the
server-side, do a Server.Tranfer to transfer the context to a new page. This is useful when you don't want the user to know what data you're passing.
4. PostBack and Response.Redire ct. Post the form back to itself. On the
server side, do a Response.Redire ct. This sends a header to the browser
telling it to request the second URL. This method has the same drawbacks as number 1.
5. PostBack, store data in Session (or Application, depending upon the scope you want), and Redirect or Transfer. This is like numbers 3 and 4, but it
uses Session space on the server to store the data. This way, no QueryString is needed, but you have to be careful about Session Timeouts.

That's about all I can think of at the moment. Choose the method that works best in a given situation.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.
"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are past
from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I can get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process
on
to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try to
figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn

[glenn]

Thank you very much. That does answer my question and I think its what we
were looking for.

glenn
"sstevens" <ss******@discu ssions.microsof t.com> wrote in message
news:C3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Because of the postback architecture that was implemented with ASP.NET, this task is not as easy as it once was. If you need to pass data between pages there are several options:

1. Use querystring variables
2. Use session variables
3. Use application variables (careful, these are global)
4. Use Server.Transfer (this is may be what you are looking for, see below)
Page 1
public class Page1 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void submitBtn_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
//these can be public fields or public properties
//Creating public properties that get private fields
//is a better practice
lastName = "name1";
firstName = "name2";

Server.Transfer ("page2.aspx ");
}
}

Page 2
public class Page2 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void Page_Load(objec t sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
Page1 myPage1 = (Page1)Context. Handler;
string lastName = myPage1.lastNam e;
string firstName = myPage2.firstNa me;
}
}


"glenn" wrote:

I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are past from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I can get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process on to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try to figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi glenn,

You reply that I'm asking a stupid question
Would you please point out the word "stupid" or any other words in my
message that were insulting to you? In fact, I did NOT think your question
was stupid, or I wouldn't have spent all that time enumerating the various
ways of passing data from one page to another.
not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as an
answer but don't provide a way to do it.
Here was your question:

Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a
lastname

> and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and

then

> access those fields values on the result page?

I answered it. In detail. No, I didn't post any examples. Why should I? Did
you ask for any? When one is talking in general terms, is it wise to provide
specific examples? Should I assume that you need them? Why?
I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft community
is
the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with.
Interesting. I made a joke to lighten things up. The joke (a VERY old joke)
was in no way insulting, but that's how you took it. I would have to guess
that YOU are the hostile one. And that you lack any sense of humor.
Microsoft developers
act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.
A lot of assumptions on your part, and mean-spirited ones at that. Listen,
bub. I donate my time to help people like you, and spend a good bit of it
making sure I'm giving you the right stuff. I do it out of the goodness of
my heart. Your attitude sucks. Good luck. You'll need it.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:u3******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...I appreciate the response however, you are somewhat like a joke yourself.
I
asked a question. A simple question as none of the books I have answer
it.
You reply that I'm asking a stupid question and give me 5 ways to do it
with
not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as an
answer but don't provide a way to do it. I am glad you answered the
question, however, instead of stating the obvious next time, why don't you
just stay quiet and let someone with an answer respond.

I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft community
is
the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with. I can see why
people
want Linux and Borland to do so well. I have been in Borland Delphi for
10
years now and have to say that the people over there are much nicer and
much
more helpful to people trying to learn a new product. Microsoft
developers
act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.

Thanks for nothing,

glenn
"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:O$******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl... > I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass > all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better > solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname > and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then > access those fields values on the result page?

This is kind of like that old joke: How do I get to Broadway? (Answer:
practice). Although the punch line is a joke, the question is similar.

There

are many ways to "get to Broadway." Taking a cab might not be the best
way
if you're riding in a bus. Taking the subway is fast, as long as you're

near

a subway station.

So, the first issue you will want to know is, what are the various ways

that

data can be passed from one page in an ASP.Net app to another?

1. QueryString. This is useful when you're hyperlinking from one page to

the

other, and no security requirement dictates that the data should not

appear

to the user.
2. "Traditiona l" form post. Yes, with ASP.Net you can still post a form
to
another page, but not a WebForm. This is an unusual case, so I won't

bother

with it.
3. PostBack and Server.Transfer . Post the form back to itself. On the
server-side, do a Server.Tranfer to transfer the context to a new page.

This

is useful when you don't want the user to know what data you're passing.
4. PostBack and Response.Redire ct. Post the form back to itself. On the
server side, do a Response.Redire ct. This sends a header to the browser
telling it to request the second URL. This method has the same drawbacks

as

number 1.
5. PostBack, store data in Session (or Application, depending upon the

scope

you want), and Redirect or Transfer. This is like numbers 3 and 4, but it
uses Session space on the server to store the data. This way, no

QueryString

is needed, but you have to be careful about Session Timeouts.

That's about all I can think of at the moment. Choose the method that

works

best in a given situation.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.
"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

>I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are
>past
> from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I can > get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to
> process
> on
> to the next page.
>
> I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
> applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative.
> However,
> after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try > to
> figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.
>
> I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass > all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better > solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname > and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and then > access those fields values on the result page?
>
> Thanks,
>
> glenn
>
>

[glenn]

Well, I'm sorry I asked such a confusing question. The second person that
responded must have read something you did not as they were much much more
polite and answered the question perfectly... Sorry for the
misunderstandin g. I'm so use to people making comments about how great
things are but providing no details that I might have jumped you too
quickly.

I apologize...

glenn
"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:eO******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P14.phx.gbl...

Hi glenn,

You reply that I'm asking a stupid question
Would you please point out the word "stupid" or any other words in my
message that were insulting to you? In fact, I did NOT think your question
was stupid, or I wouldn't have spent all that time enumerating the various
ways of passing data from one page to another.

not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as an

answer but don't provide a way to do it.

Here was your question:
Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a
lastname
> and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and
then
> access those fields values on the result page?
I answered it. In detail. No, I didn't post any examples. Why should I?

Did you ask for any? When one is talking in general terms, is it wise to provide specific examples? Should I assume that you need them? Why?

I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft community
is
the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with.
Interesting. I made a joke to lighten things up. The joke (a VERY old

joke) was in no way insulting, but that's how you took it. I would have to guess
that YOU are the hostile one. And that you lack any sense of humor.

Microsoft developers
act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.

A lot of assumptions on your part, and mean-spirited ones at that. Listen,
bub. I donate my time to help people like you, and spend a good bit of it
making sure I'm giving you the right stuff. I do it out of the goodness of
my heart. Your attitude sucks. Good luck. You'll need it.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:u3******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

I appreciate the response however, you are somewhat like a joke yourself.
I
asked a question. A simple question as none of the books I have answer
it.
You reply that I'm asking a stupid question and give me 5 ways to do it
with
not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as

an answer but don't provide a way to do it. I am glad you answered the
question, however, instead of stating the obvious next time, why don't you just stay quiet and let someone with an answer respond.

I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft community
is
the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with. I can see why
people
want Linux and Borland to do so well. I have been in Borland Delphi for
10
years now and have to say that the people over there are much nicer and
much
more helpful to people trying to learn a new product. Microsoft
developers
act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.

Thanks for nothing,

glenn
"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:O$******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...

> I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and

pass

> all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a

better

> solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a

lastname

> and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and

then

> access those fields values on the result page?

This is kind of like that old joke: How do I get to Broadway? (Answer:
practice). Although the punch line is a joke, the question is similar.

There

are many ways to "get to Broadway." Taking a cab might not be the best
way
if you're riding in a bus. Taking the subway is fast, as long as you're

near

a subway station.

So, the first issue you will want to know is, what are the various ways

that

data can be passed from one page in an ASP.Net app to another?

1. QueryString. This is useful when you're hyperlinking from one page to

the

other, and no security requirement dictates that the data should not

appear

to the user.
2. "Traditiona l" form post. Yes, with ASP.Net you can still post a form
to
another page, but not a WebForm. This is an unusual case, so I won't

bother

with it.
3. PostBack and Server.Transfer . Post the form back to itself. On the
server-side, do a Server.Tranfer to transfer the context to a new page.

This

is useful when you don't want the user to know what data you're

passing. 4. PostBack and Response.Redire ct. Post the form back to itself. On the
server side, do a Response.Redire ct. This sends a header to the browser
telling it to request the second URL. This method has the same drawbacks as

number 1.
5. PostBack, store data in Session (or Application, depending upon the

scope

you want), and Redirect or Transfer. This is like numbers 3 and 4, but

it uses Session space on the server to store the data. This way, no

QueryString

is needed, but you have to be careful about Session Timeouts.

That's about all I can think of at the moment. Choose the method that

works

best in a given situation.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.
"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..
>I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are
>past
> from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where

I can

> get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to
> process
> on
> to the next page.
>
> I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
> applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative.
> However,
> after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to

try

> to
> figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.
>
> I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and

pass

> all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a

better

> solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a

lastname

> and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and

then

> access those fields values on the result page?
>
> Thanks,
>
> glenn
>
>

[Kevin Spencer]

Thank you, glenn. Apoology accepted, and I'll be happy to help you in the
future when I can.

--

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:uh******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

Well, I'm sorry I asked such a confusing question. The second person
that
responded must have read something you did not as they were much much more
polite and answered the question perfectly... Sorry for the
misunderstandin g. I'm so use to people making comments about how great
things are but providing no details that I might have jumped you too
quickly.

I apologize...

glenn
"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
news:eO******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P14.phx.gbl...

Hi glenn,

> You reply that I'm asking a stupid question

Would you please point out the word "stupid" or any other words in my
message that were insulting to you? In fact, I did NOT think your
question
was stupid, or I wouldn't have spent all that time enumerating the
various
ways of passing data from one page to another.

> not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
> already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as an > answer but don't provide a way to do it.

Here was your question:

>> Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a
>> lastname
>> > and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page
>> > and
>> then
>> > access those fields values on the result page?

I answered it. In detail. No, I didn't post any examples. Why should I?

Did

you ask for any? When one is talking in general terms, is it wise to

provide

specific examples? Should I assume that you need them? Why?

> I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft
> community
> is
> the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with.

Interesting. I made a joke to lighten things up. The joke (a VERY old

joke)

was in no way insulting, but that's how you took it. I would have to
guess
that YOU are the hostile one. And that you lack any sense of humor.

> Microsoft developers
> act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
> therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.

A lot of assumptions on your part, and mean-spirited ones at that.
Listen,
bub. I donate my time to help people like you, and spend a good bit of it
making sure I'm giving you the right stuff. I do it out of the goodness
of
my heart. Your attitude sucks. Good luck. You'll need it.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

"glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
news:u3******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

>I appreciate the response however, you are somewhat like a joke
>yourself.
>I
> asked a question. A simple question as none of the books I have answer
> it.
> You reply that I'm asking a stupid question and give me 5 ways to do it
> with
> not a single example or reference, so all you've done is tell me what I
> already thought I knew. I know what a post var is, and you list it as an > answer but don't provide a way to do it. I am glad you answered the
> question, however, instead of stating the obvious next time, why don't you > just stay quiet and let someone with an answer respond.
>
> I don't mean to be rude, but I have to say that the Microsoft
> community
> is
> the most hostile group of people I've ever dealt with. I can see why
> people
> want Linux and Borland to do so well. I have been in Borland Delphi
> for
> 10
> years now and have to say that the people over there are much nicer and
> much
> more helpful to people trying to learn a new product. Microsoft
> developers
> act like you work with God himself and don't need new users and are
> therefore rude when they ask what you believe to be stupid questions.
>
> Thanks for nothing,
>
> glenn
>
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <ke***@DIESPAMM ERSDIEtakempis. com> wrote in message
> news:O$******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...
>> > I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and
> pass
>> > all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a
> better
>> > solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a
> lastname
>> > and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page
>> > and
> then
>> > access those fields values on the result page?
>>
>> This is kind of like that old joke: How do I get to Broadway? (Answer:
>> practice). Although the punch line is a joke, the question is similar.
> There
>> are many ways to "get to Broadway." Taking a cab might not be the best
>> way
>> if you're riding in a bus. Taking the subway is fast, as long as
>> you're
> near
>> a subway station.
>>
>> So, the first issue you will want to know is, what are the various
>> ways
> that
>> data can be passed from one page in an ASP.Net app to another?
>>
>> 1. QueryString. This is useful when you're hyperlinking from one page to > the
>> other, and no security requirement dictates that the data should not
> appear
>> to the user.
>> 2. "Traditiona l" form post. Yes, with ASP.Net you can still post a
>> form
>> to
>> another page, but not a WebForm. This is an unusual case, so I won't
> bother
>> with it.
>> 3. PostBack and Server.Transfer . Post the form back to itself. On the
>> server-side, do a Server.Tranfer to transfer the context to a new
>> page.
> This
>> is useful when you don't want the user to know what data you're passing. >> 4. PostBack and Response.Redire ct. Post the form back to itself. On
>> the
>> server side, do a Response.Redire ct. This sends a header to the
>> browser
>> telling it to request the second URL. This method has the same drawbacks > as
>> number 1.
>> 5. PostBack, store data in Session (or Application, depending upon the
> scope
>> you want), and Redirect or Transfer. This is like numbers 3 and 4, but it >> uses Session space on the server to store the data. This way, no
> QueryString
>> is needed, but you have to be careful about Session Timeouts.
>>
>> That's about all I can think of at the moment. Choose the method that
> works
>> best in a given situation.
>>
>> --
>> HTH,
>>
>> Kevin Spencer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> .Net Developer
>> Neither a follower nor a lender be.
>>
>>
>> "glenn" <gh******@softe ksoftware.com> wrote in message
>> news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..
>> >I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are
>> >past
>> > from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I > can
>> > get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to
>> > process
>> > on
>> > to the next page.
>> >
>> > I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
>> > applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative.
>> > However,
>> > after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books
>> > to
> try
>> > to
>> > figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.
>> >
>> > I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and
> pass
>> > all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a
> better
>> > solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a
> lastname
>> > and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page
>> > and
> then
>> > access those fields values on the result page?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > glenn
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

[Keith Patrick]

Having attempted to convert a GET to POST using about half the available
xfer methods (and writing a whole lot of junk code in the process), here's
my opinion on page-to-page in .Net:
1. Don't use QueryString because a) all the variables are in the URL for the
world to see, and b) you are limited by the URL length limitation (we have
an app that hangs and eventually 404s(?) when using Response.Redire ct with
long querystrings)
2. Don't use Context.Items. It seems to work, but because the item info
isn't actually persisted to either the page source (viewstate or POSTed
data) or the URL (QueryString), once the context is gone, the data is lost,
so if you go from page 1 to page 2 to page 3, and then backtrack to page 1,
the Context.Items for that page are lost forever. If it were persisted in
one of those other 3 ways, it would not be
3. Don't use Session. You'll run into some usenet posts where people
suggest that, but a) that isn't what the session is for, and b) it scales
horribly. Imagine the overhead on simply going from Page 1 to Page 2 via
Session var passing. Not too bad, since it's just some serialization of a
string, right? Change your state server to SQLServer and try now. Now put
that state server on a different machine and try again. Now add 4 machines
to your IIS cluster. Try now. Session usage should be minimized throughout
your app, IMO, as you can't count on a full set of events (End goes away in
a cluster), and performance is tremendously variable based on your
particular server configuration, which itself is dynamic while your compiled
code is relatively static.
4. Don't use ViewState for transferring the information because there's too
much work you have to do on your end to get it the data in and out of it
(it's easier to reference the data than in #5), but it's not supposed to be
used for that anyway.
5. Use Server.Transfer , with the preserveForm parameter set to "true". WHat
that last part does is tell the system to keep the various ASP.Net control
fields in the POST header. So let's say Page 1 has "public TextBox
UserName;", if you say from page1, "Server.Transfe r("Page2", true)", from
Page2, you have access to the value of UserName. The catch is that the
Request.Param key name is TextBox's UniqueID, NOT ID, so if this control is
within another control on your page,it will be
Request["ParentControl: UserName"]. I get around this by, upon
Page.PreRender, I call Page.RegisterHi ddenInput("User Name",
Request["ParentControl: UserName"]). This method seems to solve most of the
issues, although figuring out a param name takes some computation + at least
in my case, the naming issues presented by UniqueID mean we have to dump out
an additional POST field, leading to twice the data getting passed.

"sstevens" <ss******@discu ssions.microsof t.com> wrote in message
news:C3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Because of the postback architecture that was implemented with ASP.NET,
this
task is not as easy as it once was. If you need to pass data between
pages
there are several options:

1. Use querystring variables
2. Use session variables
3. Use application variables (careful, these are global)
4. Use Server.Transfer (this is may be what you are looking for, see
below)

Page 1
public class Page1 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void submitBtn_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
//these can be public fields or public properties
//Creating public properties that get private fields
//is a better practice
lastName = "name1";
firstName = "name2";

Server.Transfer ("page2.aspx ");
}
}

Page 2
public class Page2 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void Page_Load(objec t sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
Page1 myPage1 = (Page1)Context. Handler;
string lastName = myPage1.lastNam e;
string firstName = myPage2.firstNa me;
}
}


"glenn" wrote:

I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are past
from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I
can
get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process
on
to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to try
to
figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and pass
all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a better
solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a lastname
and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and
then
access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn

[Alvin Bruney]

You can't say don't do this don't that, because you really don't know the
context and business requirements for each application. Rather, you should
use a recommendation. For instanace, in item 1, you list

1. Don't use QueryString because a) all the variables are in the URL for
the world to see, Well that is certainly only true if you choose not to encrypt the
querystring. Most applications that are enterprise grade do some form of
encryption in this specific case. So you could rewrite the following as:

Consider encrypting the querystring if application requirements force
querystring usage.

and so on and so forth...
--
Regards
Alvin Bruney
[Shameless Author Plug]
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available at www.lulu.com/owc
--------------------------------------------------
"Keith Patrick" <ri************ *******@nospam. hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e1******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... Having attempted to convert a GET to POST using about half the available
xfer methods (and writing a whole lot of junk code in the process), here's
my opinion on page-to-page in .Net:
1. Don't use QueryString because a) all the variables are in the URL for
the world to see, and b) you are limited by the URL length limitation (we
have an app that hangs and eventually 404s(?) when using Response.Redire ct
with long querystrings)
2. Don't use Context.Items. It seems to work, but because the item info
isn't actually persisted to either the page source (viewstate or POSTed
data) or the URL (QueryString), once the context is gone, the data is
lost, so if you go from page 1 to page 2 to page 3, and then backtrack to
page 1, the Context.Items for that page are lost forever. If it were
persisted in one of those other 3 ways, it would not be
3. Don't use Session. You'll run into some usenet posts where people
suggest that, but a) that isn't what the session is for, and b) it scales
horribly. Imagine the overhead on simply going from Page 1 to Page 2 via
Session var passing. Not too bad, since it's just some serialization of a
string, right? Change your state server to SQLServer and try now. Now
put that state server on a different machine and try again. Now add 4
machines to your IIS cluster. Try now. Session usage should be minimized
throughout your app, IMO, as you can't count on a full set of events (End
goes away in a cluster), and performance is tremendously variable based on
your particular server configuration, which itself is dynamic while your
compiled code is relatively static.
4. Don't use ViewState for transferring the information because there's
too much work you have to do on your end to get it the data in and out of
it (it's easier to reference the data than in #5), but it's not supposed
to be used for that anyway.
5. Use Server.Transfer , with the preserveForm parameter set to "true".
WHat that last part does is tell the system to keep the various ASP.Net
control fields in the POST header. So let's say Page 1 has "public
TextBox UserName;", if you say from page1, "Server.Transfe r("Page2",
true)", from Page2, you have access to the value of UserName. The catch
is that the Request.Param key name is TextBox's UniqueID, NOT ID, so if
this control is within another control on your page,it will be
Request["ParentControl: UserName"]. I get around this by, upon
Page.PreRender, I call Page.RegisterHi ddenInput("User Name",
Request["ParentControl: UserName"]). This method seems to solve most of
the issues, although figuring out a param name takes some computation + at
least in my case, the naming issues presented by UniqueID mean we have to
dump out an additional POST field, leading to twice the data getting
passed.

"sstevens" <ss******@discu ssions.microsof t.com> wrote in message
news:C3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Because of the postback architecture that was implemented with ASP.NET,
this
task is not as easy as it once was. If you need to pass data between
pages
there are several options:

1. Use querystring variables
2. Use session variables
3. Use application variables (careful, these are global)
4. Use Server.Transfer (this is may be what you are looking for, see
below)

Page 1
public class Page1 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void submitBtn_Click (object sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
//these can be public fields or public properties
//Creating public properties that get private fields
//is a better practice
lastName = "name1";
firstName = "name2";

Server.Transfer ("page2.aspx ");
}
}

Page 2
public class Page2 : System.Web.UI.P age
{
private void Page_Load(objec t sender, System.EventArg s e)
{
Page1 myPage1 = (Page1)Context. Handler;
string lastName = myPage1.lastNam e;
string firstName = myPage2.firstNa me;
}
}


"glenn" wrote:

I am use to programming in php and the way session and post vars are
past
from fields on one page through to the post page automatically where I
can
get to their values easily to write to a database or continue to process
on
to the next page.

I am now trying to learn ASP to see if we can replace some of our
applications that were written in php with an ASP alternative. However,
after doing many searches on google and reading a couple ASP books to
try to
figure out this simple task I'm still without a solution.

I've had a couple people tell me that I need to do query strings and
pass
all the values on the form over individually but surely there is a
better
solution. Can anyone tell me the best way to take a form with a
lastname
and firstname field and pass them through a post to a result page and
then
access those fields values on the result page?

Thanks,

glenn