referencing a hidden input box

[Paul Hansen]

Using a hidden input box to store a password for web services

input id="idpassword" type="hidden" value=" " runat="server"

throws this error
Compiler Error Message: BC30311: Value of type 'System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlInputHidden' cannot be converted to 'String'.

I would be grateful for any ideas

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[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Using a hidden input box to store a password for web services

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO THIS!!!!!

Do a View Source and you'll see why...

 

[rosoft]

Hi

Don't know how to do it in ASP but in PHP you do as follows. And please can
some one tell me how to do this in ASP.NET code
since I'm transforming my homepage from PHP to ASPX.
?

<?php
$_SESSION["passwd"]=$_POST["key"]
$_SESSION["sername"]=$_POST["name"]
// This creates a cockie
// Then login to the database or what ever.
?>

In the html code I write

<form action="login.php" method="POST">
<table align="center" width="80%">
<tr>
<td>
<p>User</p>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="name">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>Password</p>
</td>
<td>
<input type="password" name="key">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</td>
<td>
<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>


The only drawback that I know of os that you store a session cockie on the
local machine. The cockie is deleted once the browser is closed. This can
cause Anti Virus programs to report the page. But that's not a major deals
unless you are distributing spyware or adware. The same message appear when
I log into my bank so I can pay my bills.


Lars

 

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Apparently you are doing something like

myString = idpassword

Instead, do

myString = idpassword.Value

--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin
http://usableasp.net

 

[rosoft]

Could this be equal to use a IMput (Password) from the HTML toolbox in the
IDE.

As for the "myString = idpassword.Value"
Haevn't comed to that part of knowledge about C#. But since C# is a class
library that would be my "guess". It's similar i Delphi, BCBuilder, JBuilder
and probably VB as well.

Is it possible to use some <asp:XXXXXXXX> </asp> in stead of the
<input..........> tag. Or is I way out of line here?

Lars


A small check with

Apparently you are doing something like

myString = idpassword

Instead, do

myString = idpassword.Value

--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin
http://usableasp.net

Using a hidden input box to store a password for web services

input id="idpassword" type="hidden" value=" " runat="server"

throws this error
Compiler Error Message: BC30311: Value of type
'System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlInputHidden' cannot be converted to
'String'.

I would be grateful for any ideas


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