> Hello,
> I am a php programmer moving over to ASP.NET, VS and C#. I am having a few
> problems getting started. I have everything installed and running, it is
> more or less figuring out how to do simple things.
>
> I have a test form called webform1 with one field on it for a first name.
> I am trying to figure out how to post this info to webform2 and display
> the field value on webform2 in a label. In php and HTML all I had to do
> was put webform2 in the action property of the form of webform1 and on
> post, access the post var by $HTTP_POST_VARS["firstname"].
>
> I figured out how to pass the value over to the other page via query
> string. But if I had a form with 30 fields on it this would get tiresome.
> I just need some guidance as to what I need to do to accomplish this
> simple task so I can continue learning. I have been stuck on this for days
> and can not find a tutorial online that goes beyond posting to the same
> page (i.e: webform1 posts info to webform1).
>
> So I basically need to know how to pass a form's values to another page
> and then access those variables on the next page(not the same page) within
> Visual Studio (C#).
>
>
> Thank you for any help in this.
>

"Lionel LASKE" <llaske@c2s.fr> wrote in message
news:OFs3X9fFFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> You just have to use Request.QueryString["fieldname"] in
> webform2.Page_Load to get the value of your field in webform1.
> For PHP to ASP.NET, a good link for you:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/migration/phpmig/
>
> Lionel.
>
>
> "tripwater" <tsmith@sonador.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> eZ8nLOcFFHA.3368@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>> I am a php programmer moving over to ASP.NET, VS and C#. I am having a
>> few problems getting started. I have everything installed and running, it
>> is more or less figuring out how to do simple things.
>>
>> I have a test form called webform1 with one field on it for a first name.
>> I am trying to figure out how to post this info to webform2 and display
>> the field value on webform2 in a label. In php and HTML all I had to do
>> was put webform2 in the action property of the form of webform1 and on
>> post, access the post var by $HTTP_POST_VARS["firstname"].
>>
>> I figured out how to pass the value over to the other page via query
>> string. But if I had a form with 30 fields on it this would get tiresome.
>> I just need some guidance as to what I need to do to accomplish this
>> simple task so I can continue learning. I have been stuck on this for
>> days and can not find a tutorial online that goes beyond posting to the
>> same page (i.e: webform1 posts info to webform1).
>>
>> So I basically need to know how to pass a form's values to another page
>> and then access those variables on the next page(not the same page)
>> within Visual Studio (C#).
>>
>>
>> Thank you for any help in this.
>>
>
>

"Andrei Pociu" <andrei_pociu@geekpedia.com> wrote in message
news:andrei_pociu@geekpedia.com:

> You use Request.QueryString["fieldname"] for parameters passed in the URL,
> but not from a form that uses POST method.
>
> I also come from a PHP background, and .NET works fairly different. You
> simply change the value of a label with the text from a textbox just like
> you would in any other application (assuming you use code-behind):
>
> if(IsPostBack)
> {
> lblName.Text = txtName.Text;
> }
>
> That's the charm of .NET.
>
> "Lionel LASKE" <llaske@c2s.fr> wrote in message
> news:OFs3X9fFFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> > You just have to use Request.QueryString["fieldname"] in
> > webform2.Page_Load to get the value of your field in webform1.
> > For PHP to ASP.NET, a good link for you:
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/migration/phpmig/
> >
> > Lionel.
> >
> >
> > "tripwater" <tsmith@sonador.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> > eZ8nLOcFFHA.3368@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> Hello,
> >> I am a php programmer moving over to ASP.NET, VS and C#. I am having a
> >> few problems getting started. I have everything installed and running, it
> >> is more or less figuring out how to do simple things.
> >>
> >> I have a test form called webform1 with one field on it for a first name.
> >> I am trying to figure out how to post this info to webform2 and display
> >> the field value on webform2 in a label. In php and HTML all I had to do
> >> was put webform2 in the action property of the form of webform1 and on
> >> post, access the post var by $HTTP_POST_VARS["firstname"].
> >>
> >> I figured out how to pass the value over to the other page via query
> >> string. But if I had a form with 30 fields on it this would get tiresome.
> >> I just need some guidance as to what I need to do to accomplish this
> >> simple task so I can continue learning. I have been stuck on this for
> >> days and can not find a tutorial online that goes beyond posting to the
> >> same page (i.e: webform1 posts info to webform1).
> >>
> >> So I basically need to know how to pass a form's values to another page
> >> and then access those variables on the next page(not the same page)
> >> within Visual Studio (C#).
> >>
> >>
> >> Thank you for any help in this.
> >>
> >
> >