asp.net url variables to populate form fields and/or auto submit

[MISAckimball]

I have a shortcut on my desktop to a login page for a website I use quite often. Every time I go there I have to reenter my user name and password.

The desktop URL shortcut I have is

http://domain.com/service/Login.aspx

I’ve tried adding the following changes

http://domain.com/service/Login.aspx?username=ckimball&password=joshua1

But this doesn’t auto populate the fields on the website when it loads. Is there something special I need to do so the webpage will fill in the fields on the form?

Also bonus if I could just auto submit to login so I don’t need the page to load and have me click “login” but I don’t think that’s possible… or is it?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[jbenson001]

I have a shortcut on my desktop to a login page for a website I use quite often

Is this a site that you code, or just a site you visit? It is not clear by your description.

If it is just a site you visit, then no, there is nothing you can do. If it is a site you code, then you will have to check for the query string variables in the page_init or page_load event and populate the textboxes an submit the page.

 

[MISAckimball]

I'm just visiting it

 

[MISAckimball]

How would I check to see if that functionality is programmed in the site? what would I look for?


and if it was how would I edit the URL?

 

[jbenson001]

How would I check to see if that functionality is programmed in the site?

You can't unless you have the source code of the site.

 

[MISAckimball]

Thats going in IE8 to view and source?

 

[jbenson001]

Viewing the source just shows you the rendered HTML. This is not your site, you do not have the source code, therefore there is nothing you can do.