How to control Url access in asp.net

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Hi guys,
I want users to complete a webform or edit a page before getting to
a specific page.
The pages need to do the following:
1)Check to see if they need to edit or complete a form if YES then until
they complete it they can get to a specific page or URL. If not i sent them
to the page they need to get to
2)But the thing is if a user is smart they can copy the url and paste it
directly.
And if they do that i want to throw them out .
How can i let a user get to the url unless they have done what i wanted.
Thanks in advance

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: How to control Url access in asp.net

"Patrick.O .Ige" <PatrickOIge@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote in message
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I want users to complete a webform or edit a page before getting to
a specific page.
The pages need to do the following:
1)Check to see if they need to edit or complete a form if YES then until
they complete it they can get to a specific page or URL. If not i sent
them
to the page they need to get to
2)But the thing is if a user is smart they can copy the url and paste it
directly.
And if they do that i want to throw them out .
How can i let a user get to the url unless they have done what i wanted.

Several ways, probably...

However, an extremely simple way would be to use a Session variable.

When a user first accesses the site (or logs in...) set a Session variable
e.g.

Session["CanProceed "] = false;

Then, once the user has done what you want, set the Session variable to
true;

On any page which they shouldn't access unless they have done what you want,
simply check the value of the Session variable, e.g.

protected Page_Init (object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!(bool)Session["CanProceed "])
{
Response.Redire ct(MyOtherPage. aspx, false);
}
}


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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

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Re: How to control Url access in asp.net

Thanks Mark.
Taught of that already.Thinkin g of doing some flagging in the DB


"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:

"Patrick.O .Ige" <PatrickOIge@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote in message
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>

I want users to complete a webform or edit a page before getting to
a specific page.
The pages need to do the following:
1)Check to see if they need to edit or complete a form if YES then until
they complete it they can get to a specific page or URL. If not i sent
them
to the page they need to get to
2)But the thing is if a user is smart they can copy the url and paste it
directly.
And if they do that i want to throw them out .
How can i let a user get to the url unless they have done what i wanted.

>
Several ways, probably...
>
However, an extremely simple way would be to use a Session variable.
>
When a user first accesses the site (or logs in...) set a Session variable
e.g.
>
Session["CanProceed "] = false;
>
Then, once the user has done what you want, set the Session variable to
true;
>
On any page which they shouldn't access unless they have done what you want,
simply check the value of the Session variable, e.g.
>
protected Page_Init (object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!(bool)Session["CanProceed "])
{
Response.Redire ct(MyOtherPage. aspx, false);
}
}
>
>
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net

>
>

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

Re: How to control Url access in asp.net

"Patrick.O .Ige" <PatrickOIge@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote in message
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[top-posting corrected]

>>How can i let a user get to the url unless they have done what i
>>wanted.

>>
>Several ways, probably...
>>
>However, an extremely simple way would be to use a Session variable.

>
Thought of that already.Thinkin g of doing some flagging in the DB

Like I said, there will be several ways of doing this. However, simplest is
often the best...


--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP

http://www.markrae.net