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pass parameter from html to asp page 3

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arkadia93

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I am trying to pass a parameter from a HTML page to an ASP page, but it doesn't work. Here is my HTML page :

<html>

<head/>

<body>

<FORM name="frmPost" action="test2.asp?user=<%=user%>" method="post">

<input type="text" name="user">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">


</form>

</body>

</html>

And my ASP page :


<html>

<head>
<title>Call UK Messenger</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<BODY>
<DIV>



Parameter passed :<BR><BR>
<TABLE BORDER=1>
<TR>
<TD><% Response.Write Request.QueryString("user") %></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE><BR><BR>

</DIV>

</body>
</html>

Can somebody please advise?

 
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How to retrieve data:
Request.Form() - collection of data from a form POST
Request.QueryString() - collection of data from a form GET or URL querystring
Request() - allows simple access to the collections .Form, .QueryString, .Cookies, .ServerVariables

So in this case since your form has a method of POST you would want to use Request.Form to get the vaue in your second page, not Request.QueryString

-T

 
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I get a message box 'Do you want to open or save this file?' for the ASP page, rather than the page being opened. Do you know why this might be?
 
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Here is my HTML page :

<html>

<head/>

<body>

<FORM name="frmPost" action="test2.asp?user=<%=user%>" method="post">

<input type="text" name="user">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
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If that is your HTML page then why is <%=user%> in there?

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Sorry about that, is there a way I can pass the value in the user input box to the asp page without using ASP?
 
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If you get that error message, then most likely you don't have IIS set up in the folder you're using this on, or you're viewing the page locally.

Lee
 
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If you want to pass form element values in the URL, use method="get" in the form tag. Your current code is attempting to use ASP backwards, from the client browser to the server.

Lee
 
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