How to force control name on client side 1

[NeilTrain]

I have an asp.net app, that when it's finished walking the user through a process, submits a form to a legacy(non .net) app which needs email and password parameters.

The problem is the controls get renamed the something like CTL$MAIN$email and CTL$MAIN$password

How can I force them to stay just email and password?

 

[jmeckley]

you can't. client markup is autogenerated by asp.net. if you could override them then 2 controls could have the same id and the system would crash.

the only way to get 1:1 naming from client to server is to place all the controls on a webform that doesn't inherit from another page, and doesn't use master pages, user controls, or repeatable controls (gridview, repeater, formview, detailsview)

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[NeilTrain]

muhahah, "can't" isn't in my vocabulary!

found this neat little enum called LiteralMode.PassThrough, that paired with Button.PostBackUrl and Button.UseSubmitBehavior = true properties and cha-ching, we're in business

<asp:Literal ID="litSubmit" runat="server"></asp:Literal>
<asp:Button ID="btnSiteLink" runat="server" Text="Click here to continue." Visible="false" />

and in the code behind:

btnSiteLink.Visible = true;
btnSiteLink.PostBackUrl = prj.Site.SiteURL.Replace("&", "&");
btnSiteLink.UseSubmitBehavior = true;

litSubmit.Mode = LiteralMode.PassThrough;
litSubmit.Text = "<input type=\"Hidden\" name=\"email\" value=\"" + prj.AuthorEmail + "\">";
litSubmit.Text += "<input type=\"Hidden\" name=\"password\" value=\"" + prj.AuthorPassword + "\">";

and the html output:

<input type="Hidden" name="email" value="neiln@...">
<input type="Hidden" name="password" value="...">

 

[jmeckley]

a star for you. i did not know about this feature. I would use this with caution though, as it could be very easy to duplicate ids on the client.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.