how to pass arguments to aspx

[alex_glaros]

How can I pass an argument in this line below?

http://publicdocs.medbd.ca.gov/pdl/mbc.aspx?qtxtLicenseNumber=33287

If I remove this ?qtxtLicenseNumber=33287

and just type 33287 in the search box like a human user, it works fine

Can you please post a working example?

Thanks!

Alex Glaros

 

[Guest]

Alex,
if you View Source on the page, you can see that it is a FORM POST, not
"GET" (on the querystring):

<form name="Form1" method="post" action="mbc.aspx" id="Form1">

So you need to use either XMLHTTP or something like the WebClient class to
submit the entry as POST data. Look up WebClient class and you can find some
code samples.
Peter

 

[alex_glaros]

Thanks, that is helpful. But I have tried the code below and it still
won't work. Can you please tell me if you see anything wrong?

Alex Glaros

<form name="Form1" id="Form1"
action="http://publicdocs.medbd.ca.gov/pdl/mbc.aspx" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="qtxtLicenseNumber" value="33287">
<INPUT type="submit" value="Send">
</form>

 

[Peter Rilling]

You need to make sure you are passing *all* fields, not just the one that
represents the query. Often sites have other fields that control the query
such as what language the browser is using and the number of records to
display. Everything that is marked with an <input ...> must be submitted.

Also, some sites will not let you post from an external page, to prevent
spoofing.