retrieve textbox value from form submit

[dzr]

My textbox (textarea) isn't inserting any values into the database.

the code below is what i'm using - it works for all the other fields:
string program_desc = (Request.Form["program_desc"]);

I did read somewhere that it's better to access the value with the .Text but that's giving me an error.

My silly observation:
in Micro. Visual Web Developer Express - under MISC ID -- the name of the field is not bold as it is with all the other fields...

I have searched much for each thing I post... there really seems to be almost too much info out there... none of it being that cohesive.

thanks!

 

[jbenson001]

are you talking about a multiline textbox?

 

[dzr]

yes.

the ID says the program_desc
but in the properties box - it has Name: textarea2

It doesn't seem to have all the asp:text blah-di-blah like the text inputs...


<textarea class="style3" cols="80" name="textarea2" rows="5" id="program_desc"></textarea>

 

[jbenson001]

you did an HTML control.. not an asp.net control
drag a textbox onto the form and change the mode to multiline

 

[dzr]

ah! that was an easy one.

thanks!

 

[jbenson001]

no problem.. glad to help

 

[dzr]

it's working but i'm still wondering...

is the:
string program_desc = (Request.Form["program_desc"]);

the best way to get at the data...?

it seems so tedious for a language that's all fancy like c#...

i saw some loops that kind of looked good but some were in VB and some just were crazy confusing...

 

[jbenson001]

That is classic asp programming. Use the .NET syntax:

string program_desc = program_desc.text;