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 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,
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 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
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. :-)

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 cannot 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

--
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http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com

"Roshawn Dawson" wrote:

> I appreciate your suggestion, but unfortunately nothing works. I still cannot 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/ASPNE...leDecoding.aspx

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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 cannot 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 true 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/ASPNE...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 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
heh, heh...
Been there, done that!

I bet it felt good to finally figure it out!

:-)

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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