Html Form Help!

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 popu
lated 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 acce
ss any of the form
controls using either the Request.Form collection or using Request.Querystri
ng collection.
I have no idea why this is happening. Can anyone help this newbie?
Thanks,
RoshawnI 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
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"Roshawn Dawson" wrote:

> Hi,
> I have an .aspx page that contains an html form. Below is the code used f
or 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 ac
cess any of the form
> controls using either the Request.Form collection or using Request.Queryst
ring collection.
> I have no idea why this is happening. Can anyone help this newbie?
> Thanks,
> Roshawn
>
Hmm...
Your suggestion is simple enough. I though that you don't always have to ch
eck 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. :-)
Peter Bromberg [C# MVP] wrote:
> 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
I appreciate your suggestion, but unfortunately nothing works. I still cann
ot use the Request.Form
collection or the Request.QueryString collection.
Thanks anyway,
Roshawn
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
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
"Roshawn Dawson" wrote:

> I appreciate your suggestion, but unfortunately nothing works. I still ca
nnot use the Request.Form
> collection or the Request.QueryString collection.
> Thanks anyway,
> Roshawn
>
Hi, Roshawn.
What you are looking for is the Request.Params collection.
See example usage at :
http://www.informit.com/articles/ar...2&seqNum=4&rl=1
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ ASPN...leDecoding.aspx
Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Roshawn Dawson" <udrago@.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>I appreciate your suggestion, but unfortunately nothing works. I still can
not use the Request.Form
>collection or the Request.QueryString collection.
> Thanks anyway,
> Roshawn
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 t
rue have an effect on
these collections?
Thanks,
Roshawn
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
> Hi, Roshawn.
> What you are looking for is the Request.Params collection.
> See example usage at :
> http://www.informit.com/articles/ar...2&seqNum=4&rl=1
> http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ ASPN...leDecoding.aspx
>
>
> Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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Never mind; I figured it out. Silly me, I didn't supply a name attribute fo
r 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
heh, heh...
Been there, done that!
I bet it felt good to finally figure it out!
:-)
Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Roshawn Dawson" <udrago@.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> 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