Get anonymous profile

[shapper]

Hello,

I am working with an ASP.NET MVC Web Application and I am using the
following custom profile provider:

http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/01/19/writing-a-custom-asp-net-profile-class.aspx

One of the properties is allowed to anonymous users.

How can I get the profile of an anonymous user? They don't have a
username, right?

I am a little bit lost on this.

Thanks,

Miguel

 

[bruce barker]

anonymous profiles are tied to a cookie rather than a login.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

 

[shapper]

anonymous profiles are tied to a cookie rather than a login.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

Yes, I know. And the cookie was added. I checked it with Firebug.

So how do I get the profile for an anonymous user?! I am using the
following:

ProfileHelper profile = ProfileHelper.GetProfile();

Where ProfileHelper is my custom profile provider that inherits
ProfileBase and has the following method:

public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().UserName)
as ProfileHelper;
}

I always get the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an
object." on the following code line:
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().UserName) as
ProfileHelper;

I don't understand how to solve this. any idea? Thanks ...

Thanks,
Miguel

 

[shapper]

Yes, I know. And the cookie was added. I checked it with Firebug.

So how do I get the profile for an anonymous user?! I am using the
following:

  ProfileHelper profile = ProfileHelper.GetProfile();

Where ProfileHelper is my custom profile provider that inherits
ProfileBase and has the following method:

  public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
    return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().UserName)
as ProfileHelper;
  }

I always get the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an
object." on the following code line:
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().UserName) as
ProfileHelper;

I don't understand how to solve this. any idea? Thanks ...

Thanks,
Miguel

Hi,

I think I solved it. On my code I replaced:

public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().UserName)
as ProfileHelper;
} // GetProfile

By:

public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
return Create(HttpContext.Profile.UserName) as ProfileHelper;
} // GetProfile

Now I get the profile of the current user.

Could someone give me a second opinion on my solution?

Thanks,

Miguel