Help getting at value of HiddenField in a UserControl (.Net 1.1)

[RSH]

I have a situation where I have a user control (Called TopOrangeMenu) that
has an Hidden HTML Field called "txtU"

I am trying to get at the value of that hidden field control from within the
User Control.

Hidden Field Control as it apears in the HTML of the User Control:
<INPUT id="txtU" type="hidden" runat="server">

Trace Output (partial) from the browser:
__PAGE ASP.ReferenceCe nter_Main_aspx 16608 56
ImageJavascript ASP.EmployerSer vicesJS_ascx 1643 0
ImageJavascript :_ctl0
System.Web.UI.R esourceBasedLit eralControl 1643 0
Form1 System.Web.UI.H tmlControls.Htm lForm 14260 0
TopGreenMenu ASP.TopGreenMen u_ascx 2351 0
TopGreenMenu:La bel1 System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Labe l 2349 0
TopGreenMenu:_c tl0 System.Web.UI.L iteralControl 2 0
SearchMenu ASP.SearchMenu_ ascx 659 0
SearchMenu:_ctl 0 System.Web.UI.L iteralControl 190 0
SearchMenu:Sear chBox System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Text Box 176
96
SearchMenu:_ctl 1 System.Web.UI.L iteralControl 5 0
SearchMenu:Sear chButton
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Imag eButton 263 196
SearchMenu:_ctl 2 System.Web.UI.L iteralControl 25 0
TopOrangeMenu ASP.TopOrangeMe nu_ascx 2637 0
TopOrangeMenu:L abel1 System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Labe l 2537
0

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>TopOrangeMen u:txtU

System.Web.UI.H tmlControls.Htm lInputHidden 98 0
TopOrangeMenu:_ ctl0

I System.Web.UI.L iteralControl 2 0
I have tried everything I can think of but the value is always
nothing:
Private Sub Page_PreRender( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.PreRende r

dim str as string

str = Request.Form("t xtU")

str = Request.Form("T opOrangeMenu:tx tU")

str = Request.Form("T opOrangeMenu_tx tU")

str = MyBase.Request. Form("txtU")

str = MyBase.Request. Form("TopOrange Menu:txtU")

str = MyBase.Request. Form("TopOrange Menu_txtU")

str = Page.Request.Fo rm("txtU")

str = Page.Request.Fo rm("TopOrangeMe nu:txtU")

str = Page.Request.Fo rm("TopOrangeMe nu_txtU")
End If

End Sub


Thanks for any help!
Ron

[Thomas Hansen]

On Apr 10, 8:59 pm, "RSH" <way_beyond_o.. [e-mail] e:

I have a situation where I have a user control (Called TopOrangeMenu) that
has an Hidden HTML Field called "txtU"

Don't use <input type="hidden" .....
Use <asp:HiddenFiel d
Then you can do this:
Dim h as HiddenField = CType(Page.Find Control("idOfMy HiddenField"),
HiddenField)

..t

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