update record

Hi,

I have created a change password page and think I got the Update function correct but don't know how to write the "Sub button_onclick, if page is valid portion".

I would like to be able to do the following:

If page is valid:
hide the form and create a success message. I think it would be something like the following but I don't exactly know where to put it.

frmpassword.Visible = False
lblUserMessage.Text = "Your password has been changed to " & strnewpass & "."

If page is not valid I would like to insert a failure message - something like "could not change password, please contact administrator"

Below is the update function itself. I am very much a beginner so any specific help would be greatly appreciated. many thanks

Function UpdatePass(ByVal username As String, ByVal userpass As String) As Integer
Dim connectionString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Ole DB Services=-4; Data Source=C:\Inetpub\wwwr"& _
"oot\FAIBLogin\autores.mdb"
Dim dbConnection As System.Data.IDbConnection = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(connectionString)

Dim queryString As String = "UPDATE [authors] SET [userpass]='@newpass' WHERE (([authors].[username] = @usern"& _
"ame) AND ([authors].[userpass] = @userpass))"
Dim dbCommand As System.Data.IDbCommand = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand
dbCommand.CommandText = queryString
dbCommand.Connection = dbConnection

Dim dbParam_username As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter
dbParam_username.ParameterName = "@username"
dbParam_username.Value = username
dbParam_username.DbType = System.Data.DbType.String
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_username)
Dim dbParam_userpass As System.Data.IDataParameter = New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbParameter
dbParam_userpass.ParameterName = "@userpass"
dbParam_userpass.Value = userpass
dbParam_userpass.DbType = System.Data.DbType.String
dbCommand.Parameters.Add(dbParam_userpass)

Dim rowsAffected As Integer = 0
dbConnection.Open
Try
rowsAffected = dbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery
Finally
dbConnection.Close
End Try

Return rowsAffected
End Function

You would do something like...

Sub UpdateUser(Sender as Object, E as EventArgs)
sql = "Update USER set Name = '" & Name.Text & "' WHERE UserID = " & Request.QueryString("UserID")

' Code to write to db here...
End Sub


Then in your HTML in a server-side form tag have

<asp:button onClick = "UpdateUser" runat = "server" />

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Originally posted by greg_quinn
You would do something like...

Sub UpdateUser(Sender as Object, E as EventArgs)
sql = "Update USER set Name = '" & Name.Text & "' WHERE UserID = " & Request.QueryString("UserID")

' Code to write to db here...
End Sub


Then in your HTML in a server-side form tag have

<asp:button onClick = "UpdateUser" runat = "server" />

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No you would write a stored procedure if this was SQL Server.
I hate seeing SQL on the front end client or on a web page...

Well if you looked at the user's connection string you would see the word JET in it, which means he is most likely using Access, and thus stored procedures are not an option...

Stored Queries are, though. I read about them a few days ago.

Quote:

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Originally posted by greg_quinn
Well if you looked at the user's connection string you would see the word JET in it, which means he is most likely using Access, and thus stored procedures are not an option...

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Did you want to put your money on that one ?