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jhermiz
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 Posted - 2004-09-13 : 16:45:54
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| 2 easy questions...Using:vb.netasp.netTrying to just do two basic fundamental things and this web shi* is driving me nuts.All I want to do is have a function to "remember my password"on a login page...if it's selected then I guess it stores a cookie or what not so that the user does not have to login every time.How do I implement this in vb.net. Do I need to use cookies? Is there anyone with some example code to get me going ? Should I be using form authentication? Basically I have this web.config file (the xml file) but I do not watn to list my users in this. Instead I have a users table with user names and passwords. I just want to make a connection to the db, go into that table, check if the user exists or not and allow him / her to enter the site.Additionally I want to add the functionality to "Remember My Password". I didn't realize moving from regular apps to web based would be so difficult :(Shanks many,JonJonwww.web-impulse.comCan you dig it: http://www.thecenturoncompany.com/jhermiz/blog/ |
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DustinMichaels
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2004-09-13 : 17:12:50
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| You will need to use a persistant cookie to implement the "remember my password" feature.Web applications suck at first, but they get easier when you have more experience. After a while they are as easy as windows applications.Dustin Michaels |
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jhermiz
3564 Posts |
Posted - 2004-09-13 : 20:47:05
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| Do you have example code of vb.net and asp.net to accomplish this...please post something along the lines of authenticating the user via a table (not the web config file) as well as how to implement the "remember my password" feature.Any help is greatly appreciated.ThanksJonwww.web-impulse.comCan you dig it: http://www.thecenturoncompany.com/jhermiz/blog/ |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2004-09-14 : 13:23:49
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| We drop a cookie with a GUID in it, and use that GUID in the database to remember all their "preferences".Dunno about VB.NET, olf fashioned ASP would have been something likeResponse.cookies("USERID") = strMyGUIDResponse.Cookies("USERID").Expires = DateAdd("yyyy", 10, Date())Response.Cookies("USERID").Path = "/"For a login form you could read the cookie in JavaScript (i.e. client-side) and pre-fill the form based on stored UserID & password - thus the cookie does not need a roundtrip to the server to fill in the form ...Kristen |
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