Database Authentication

[Anjari]

Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to authenticate a user against a database? Written in VB please!

I dont want to use the config file to store user names and passwords...

Please help

Thanks!

Anjari

[plenderj]

It depends on how complicated you want to make it, but the easiest would be something along the lines of;

strSQLStatement = "SELECT * FROM tblUsers "
strSQLStatement &= "WHERE strUserName = "
strSQLStatement &= "'" & strSomeUserName & " '"
strSQLStatement &= "AND strPassword = "
strSQLStatement &= "'" & strSomePassword & " '"

If you successfully retreive a record, then both the username and password match.

[Anjari]

I just want to keep it simple... Im not going to be holding any top secret doccuments!! Could you expand the example a little bit for me? Please? I am still new... to the .net side..

I just want to ck the user name and password against a data table and then use a session to block access to the pages..

Anjari

[Mike Hildner]

Seems to me like plenderj gave you the info you need. What are you having troubles with? If it's the SQL part, there's plenty of online tutorials.

[Anjari]

Gee Mike,

Thanks for the OBVIOUS reply... Now had you of read my first posting you would notice in fact that was what I asked for to begin with...

Thank you PenderJ for your assistance... I just need a little more help...

and Mike... I am sorry if I offended you with my reply... I just find it counter productive for people to post comments like yours... If I understood the example that was given to me I would not have replied with a request for addiditonal information... I am sure there are plenty of people that have a grasp on this but as I stated I am new to .net and need more help..

Anjari

[Mike Hildner]

Nah, I'm not offended, was actually trying to help. I wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything, was just wondering exactly what you're having trouble with. I can't point you to a tutorial, like you asked, but I do this type of coding all the time, so if you had a particular problem, I could probably help out.

That's why I asked if it was the SQL part you're having trouble with. If you want, post the code you've tried so far and point out where you're having difficulty.

[Danial]

Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to authenticate a user against a database? Written in VB please!

I dont want to use the config file to store user names and passwords...

Please help

Thanks!

Anjari

This is an tutorial in asp not asp.net, using database. I am sure it will give you good idea how it works you should then be able to implement it in asp.net

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/021600-1.shtml

Search the site for "Form Authentication" you should use that plus the DB for your authentication system. Thats the standard way of authentication user in asp.net.

Hope it helps.

[Anjari]

Thanks folks!!

Just what I needed....

Anjari

[Danial]

Thanks folks!!

Just what I needed....

Anjari

No worries

4GuysFromRolla has some brilliant article on asp.net, do check them out if you get a chance you will learn a lot, i have .

Happy learning...