C# WebApp: retreiving a control value in a master page form

[econVictim]

I have a standard html form in a masterpage that is part of a search engine on a separate page...

<form id="fsearch" action="search.aspx" method="post">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td style="width: 280px;"><input type="text" id="search" style="height:21px; border:solid thin #CCCCCC; float:right;" /></td>
<td style="width: 22px"><input type="image" src="search.png" id="Image1" onclick="searchSubmit()" /></td>
<td style="width:500px; float:right;"><span id="menu"><a href="logout.aspx" accesskey="4" title="">log out</a> <a href="#" accesskey="1" title="">meet</a> <a href="topics.aspx" accesskey="2" title="">discussions</a> <a href="search.aspx" accesskey="3" title="">friends</a> <a href="profile3.aspx?page=1" accesskey="4" title="">profile</a> <a href="main.aspx" accesskey="4" title="">main</a></span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
 

However on the search page I cannot retrieve the value from

<input type="text" id="search" style="height:21px; border:solid thin #CCCCCC; float:right;" />
 

How can I get the value so that when somebody executes a search from the form on the masterpage that I can execute a function on page load on search.aspx?

[Frinavale]

Use GET instead of POST and pass the search parameters using the URL to the search page.

Alternatively you could move the Search.aspx page into a user control (Search.ascx) and place an instance of that user control onto the MasterPage. Then you could avoid using 2 forums in your aspx page.

[econVictim]

frinivale,

thanks.. I have gone ahead and tried to implement the GET method as you have suggested. The results are not what I expect however. When I submit the form I get a bizzare ?x=11&y=7 at the end of the url. X and Y are not variables in this form.

Every thing seems to be working alright, in other standard aspx pages the GET method works just fine...

Any ideas what would cause this?

[Frinavale]

@econVictim
Sorry I've never seen that happen.....that is strange.

[econVictim]

If i do not hear of any other suggestions I will try your second alternative... to me this is extremely bizarre.. Although, it does not surprise me that I have a strange error.

Thank you

[econVictim]

I've created the custom control - however using the control destroys my sessions. Is there somethings I'm missing? I've created an ascx.cs and placed the following code inside.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Web.SessionState;
 
public partial class fsearch : System.Web.UI.UserControl
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        int userId = Convert.ToInt32(Session["user_id"]);
        Session["user_id"] = userId;
    }
}
 

[Frinavale]

You are setting:

Session["user_id"] = userId;

Where is userId defined? If it's not, you are effectively setting your Session "user_id" to nothing...which would kill it.

-Frinny

[econVictim]

Thank you frinny again for replying to my question. I am now completely confused about my strange errors. I have scoured the internet looking for reasons why this doesn't work. I want to believe that a form with the get method would be the answer, and I think it is the answer. However for the life of me I cannot figure out why my form returns get methods with ?x=somenumber&y=somenumber. I think the numbers returned in the get method are related to the position of the mouse. After removing all scripts and taking the page down to nothing but the form, I sill get the x/y variables. I cannot concieve what would cause this. I'm starting to wonder if it is some IIS issue or something else I would never think of.