Communication between Windows Form and Internet instance

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Hi,

I just created an new Windows Form application, users must login by username and password. Can I communicate the user data to a internet instance login?

Thanks in advance!

Posted 5-Apr-11 23:27pm

Member 7762422

Updated 5-Apr-11 23:39pm

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Kim Togo 6-Apr-11 9:23am

Yes you can. One way is build some Web service interface and have the Windows Form use the Web service to verify correct username and password. Try to google it :-)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Apr-11 14:30pm

Would you make an Answer out of it?
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Kim Togo 7-Apr-11 2:34am

Sorry no. I have never had the need to build something like this before. But Solution 2 is very interesting, but a bit to complex.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Apr-11 2:51am

It's your choice, nothing to be sorry about. What I actually meant was just posting what you already say in the form of the Answer. Just the idea. It makes sense.
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Kim Togo 7-Apr-11 3:06am

Okay, I will try to make an Answer :-)

Albin Abel 6-Apr-11 14:45pm

Can use a http request to post a form. But pitch and roll in a tsunami if it is a asp.net site. Because asp.net form post need to have a view state which you need to formulate exactly as per the controls in the website. But if it is a simple php site then i could give you a code. The dirty way would be load the site in a web browser control, then fill up those boxes, click the button.

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Solution 1

You can do it on different levels.
Please see:
how i can send byte[] to other pc[^]
Communication b/w two Windows applications on LAN.[^]

—SA

Posted 6-Apr-11 9:26am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Espen Harlinn 6-Apr-11 16:02pm

Nice info on communication, 5ed :)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Apr-11 16:05pm

Hi Espen! Thank you.
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Albin Abel 7-Apr-11 2:29am

Good information. 5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Apr-11 2:31am

Thank you, Albin.
--SA

Solution 3

Yes you can. One way is build some Web service interface and have the Windows Form use the Web service to verify correct username and password. Try to google it :-)

If you already have a web server running, you can build a web service that takes an username and password as parameter and if username and password validates, you can return a token (an unique string for that login) to your Windows Form app.

Very time the Windows Form app whats to call another function at the web server, it has to supply the token.

Posted 6-Apr-11 21:06pm

Kim Togo

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Espen Harlinn · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-06T10:00:00

Solution 2

This MSDN article provides an interesting approach:
Unify Windows Forms and ASP.NET Providers for Credentials Management
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Espen Harlinn

Posted 6-Apr-11 10:00am

Espen Harlinn

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Apr-11 1:04am

Well, interesting article, my 5.
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Albin Abel 7-Apr-11 2:28am

My 5. Interesting and definitely help OP. Haven't used this so my homework is this today :)

Kim Togo 7-Apr-11 2:37am

Interesting article Espen. I think it may be bit to complex?

Member 7762422 7-Apr-11 3:49am

I try this one although of it's complex I like that :-)