[RESOLVED] Asp membership get userid of user when not logged in

Hi,

Im creating a few web services for use with a mobile application. My current site uses asp .net membership and one of the web services will validate username and password.

In the web service I get passed uname and pword and just use

Code:

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        If Membership.ValidateUser(username, password) = True Then
            Return "True"
        Else
            Return "false"
        End If

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Is there a similar way to get the userid without logging the user on or do I need to create a Stored procedure?

Thanks Dave

I've answered my own question

Code:

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If Membership.ValidateUser(username, password) = True Then
            Dim Member As MembershipUserCollection = Membership.FindUsersByName(username)
            Dim g As MembershipUser = Member.Item(username)
            Return g.ProviderUserKey.ToString
        Else
            Return "false"
        End If

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Any comments/improvements are welcome!

I guess the only comment would be why convert to a String? Assuming you can transfer a Guid across a web service, why not leave it as a guid?

Gary