Re: Authenticating users without dialog box

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14466
interpreted = N
texte = >Is there any way to pass username and password information without having >to enter it into the browser's authentication dialog box? I'd like to >take the information as entered into a page's form and have that treated >the same as if it was entered through the browser's dialog (ie, I want to >be able to select users from a pop-up menu).Sure, just put form variables into your form named username and password. These values override any values that might be in the browser's authentication dialog cache.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Subject: Re: Authenticating users without dialog box (John Hill 1997)
  2. Re: Subject: Re: Authenticating users without dialog box (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  3. Subject: Re: Authenticating users without dialog box (Rob Marquardt 1997)
  4. Re: Authenticating users without dialog box (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  5. Re: Authenticating users without dialog box (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  6. Authenticating users without dialog box (Rob Marquardt 1997)
>Is there any way to pass username and password information without having >to enter it into the browser's authentication dialog box? I'd like to >take the information as entered into a page's form and have that treated >the same as if it was entered through the browser's dialog (ie, I want to >be able to select users from a pop-up menu).Sure, just put form variables into your form named username and password. These values override any values that might be in the browser's authentication dialog cache.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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