Html Form Help!!!

[Roshawn Dawson]

Hi,

I have an .aspx page that contains an html form. Below is the code used for the form:


<form id="Shoes" method="post" runat="server">
<label for="q">Search:</label><br />
<asp:textbox id="q" maxlength="100" runat="server"/><br />
<label for="sz">Shoe Size (US):</label><br />
<asp:dropdownlist id="sz" runat="server"/><br /> <!-- this control is populated programmatically -->
<label for="tp">Type:</label><br />
<asp:dropdownlist id="tp" runat="server">
<asp:listitem value="24">Any</asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="2293">Athletic</asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="31920">Athletic-Inspired</asp:listitem>
</asp:dropdownlist><br />
<label for="cd">Condition:</label><br />
<asp:dropdownlist id="cd" runat="server">
<asp:listitem value="24">Any</asp:listitem>
<asp:listitem value="31919">New</asp:listitem>
</asp:dropdownlist><br />
<input type="submit" value="Search"/>
</form>


All is good here.

But should I specify any form variables and perform a postback, I can't access any of the form
controls using either the Request.Form collection or using Request.Querystring collection.

I have no idea why this is happening. Can anyone help this newbie?

Thanks,
Roshawn

 

[Guest]

I don't see anything particularly wrong with your form ASPX tag code.
You have not shown how you expect to access these values on a postback.

The typicaly pattern is:

Page_Load( ....)
{
if(IsPostBack)
{
//get values here

}

Peter

 

[Roshawn Dawson]

Hmm...

Your suggestion is simple enough. I though that you don't always have to check if the page was
posted back. I thought that I could slap some code onto the page and simply use the Request object.
Seems I was wrong.

Thanks for the tip, Peter.

 

[Roshawn Dawson]

I appreciate your suggestion, but unfortunately nothing works. I still cannot use the Request.Form
collection or the Request.QueryString collection.

Thanks anyway,
Roshawn

 

[Guest]

If you want to post a "Short but complete" code sample, sombody will review
it. How about your AutoEventWireup directive, how is that set? Have you set a
breakpont on the code line that you expect to see executed, to see if it is
actually reached? Have you tried using the locals window to look at values?
Peter

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

Hi, Roshawn.

What you are looking for is the Request.Params collection.

See example usage at :
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=28502&seqNum=4&rl=1

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNE...ringFormsVsRequestindexAndDoubleDecoding.aspx





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[Roshawn Dawson]

Hi Juan,

I've done some more testing, and what I found is strange. Both the Request.Params and the
Request.QueryString collections are empty.

I have no idea why this is. Could setting the EnableViewState property to true have an effect on
these collections?

Thanks,
Roshawn

 

[Roshawn Dawson]

Never mind; I figured it out. Silly me, I didn't supply a name attribute for any of the form's
controls. That's why I couldn't get any data.

And to think that I need a hairpiece for nothing (I pulled all of it out). :-(

Thanks gang,
Roshawn

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

heh, heh...
Been there, done that!

I bet it felt good to finally figure it out!





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