Hi,

I am developing a module which uses an ObjectDataSource to fetch data from another class. The select method requires some parameters, one being the actual DNN UserId. The ObjectDataSource can be configured to automatically bind its parameters values to several sources: Cookie, Control, Form, Profile, QueryString, Session.

I hoped that the Profile object would be filled with the current user data. But unfortunately it is empty. This is probably because DNN uses its own profile classes and ignores the default .NET profile funcionality. Am I correct?

I can always save the UserId to the Session during login or I can set the property programatically but I'd rather avoid unnecessary coding.

Isn't there a way to get the UserId declaratively?

Thanks in advance,
Nuno

Yes... but this is not clean. A much better way would be to be able to add it declaratively, but unfortunatly the ASP.NET guys didn't think so.

The most you can do is get the page property as a parameter, but as we are dealing with controls this doesn't cut it :(

One more thing... you can try writting your own custom parameter for data source controls (I did), but then Visual Studio doesn't get intelisense for that parameter, and the whole thing doesn't have the right feeling.

bottom line.... you can't declaratively, you can make an effort to make you own parameter (it's not complicated), but the solution which Michael proposes works so...

 

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Vladan Strigo
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Hi AdefWebServer,

I think I found a problem with what you suggested. I want to use ObjectDataSource's cache but when I turn it, even though I am sending it different parameters, it always displays the same cached dataset. From what I tested this doesn't happen if the parameters are set declaratively.

Do you also have this problem? Is there any workaround?

Thanks,
Nuno