Storing Information From URL

B

Bob Barrows [MVP]

Rob said:
Hi,

Can anyone point me in the direction of how to store information
after the ? in the url in form fields.

i.e. http://url/test.asp?User=Rob

in Form Field UserName

Many thanks,

Rob
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Here you go:

<%
dim username
username=Request.Querystring("User")

'you could stop here, but it's a good idea to handle any special
'characters that may be contained in the data by using HTMLEncode:

username=Server.HTMLEncode(username)
%>
<html><body><form ... >
<!--Page breaks used for clarity-->
<input name="UserName" type="text" value="
<%=username>
">
</form></body></html>

Bob Barrows
 
R

Rob

Thanks, much appreciated
Bob Barrows said:
Here you go:

<%
dim username
username=Request.Querystring("User")

'you could stop here, but it's a good idea to handle any special
'characters that may be contained in the data by using HTMLEncode:

username=Server.HTMLEncode(username)
%>
<html><body><form ... >
<!--Page breaks used for clarity-->
<input name="UserName" type="text" value="
<%=username>
">
</form></body></html>

Bob Barrows
--
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M

McKirahan

Rob said:
Hi,

Can anyone point me in the direction of how to store information after the ?
in the url in form fields.

i.e. http://url/test.asp?User=Rob

in Form Field UserName

Many thanks,

Rob
Click to expand...


Store it where? In a database, cookie, session variable?

I'll presume the later in this example.

This creates Session Variables from each "name=value" pair.


<% @Language="VBScript" %>
<% Option Explicit
Dim strRQS
strRQS = Request.QueryString()
'Response.Write("<b>Request.QueryString() :</b> " & strRQS & "<hr>")
Dim arrRQS
arrRQS = Split(strRQS,"&")
Dim arrRQX
Dim intRQS
For intRQS = 0 To UBound(arrRQS)
arrRQX = Split(arrRQS(intRQS),"=")
'Response.Write("Session(" & arrRQX(0) & ") = " & arrRQX(1) & "<br>")
Session(arrRQX(0)) = arrRQX(1)
Next
%>
<html>
<head>
<title>qs_test.asp</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>


Test it with:

http://localhost/test.asp?A=a&B=b&C=c

Uncomment the "Response.Write" statement to see what happens..
 
B

Bob Barrows [MVP]

McKirahan said:
Store it where? In a database, cookie, session variable?
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I think the words "in form fields" provides the answer to this question.

Rob, it's more "appropriate", i.e., less confusing, to use the term
"display" instead of "store" in this situation.

Bob Barrows
 
M

McKirahan

Rob said:
Thanks, much appreciated
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"<%=username>" should be "<%=username%>".

Or just:

<input name="UserName" type="text"
value="<%=Server.HTMLEncode(Request.Querystring("User"))%>">


Bob --Thanks for the clarification in the other thread.
 
B

Bob Barrows [MVP]

McKirahan said:
"<%=username>" should be "<%=username%>".
oops


Or just:

<input name="UserName" type="text"
value="<%=Server.HTMLEncode(Request.Querystring("User"))%>">
Click to expand...
I tend to avoid "simplifications" such as this. Especially when providing
examples.

Bob Barrows
 

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