Generating output on query on the same page

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Hi,

I have an ASP.NET website in which I have to perform a certain operation. I have to displaying the ID's from the DB on menu.aspx page in this format {1:2:3:4}. The above format is not a problem and can be just be written with

Response.Write("{");
for.. loop(until last ID)
{
Response.Write(query to fetch ID's) + ":";
}
Response.Write("}");

But here comes my question. I have to generate this ID when the user types the query within the URL somewhat like http://localhost/website/menu.aspx?search=yes

Note that I am saying that the user will type this URL. I know that query string can pass the values from one form to another but this is a single web form and if I attach this ?search=yes, it should return the result. How can this be done?
Something similar to searching in Google. For eg: I can type www.google.com/search?CP and I get the results

Edit
--
I am using this small code snippet for the query string

if (Request.QueryString["search"] != null) {

    Response.Write("{");
    for.. loop(until last ID) {
        Response.Write(query to fetch ID's) + ":";
    }
    Response.Write("}");
}

I have to change some things so that on this query string localhost/website/?search=codeproject , the codeproject should be appended to my output i.e codeproject{1:2:3:4). Similarly for all other values searched through query string should be appended to the output. How to do this?

Posted 17-Jan-11 7:34am

optimus_prime1

Updated 18-Jan-11 6:02am

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Yusuf · Answer 1 · 2011-01-17T08:03:00

Solution 1

You can get the value of your query string using

Request.QueryString["search"]

Posted 17-Jan-11 8:03am

Yusuf

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optimus_prime1 18-Jan-11 10:27am

Hi, your answer was helpful. I have editted my question for another query in continuation this.
Thanks!

optimus_prime1 18-Jan-11 11:59am

umm.. I am using this small code snippet for the query string http://pastebin.com/U7aGKcj9

I have to change some things so that on this query string localhost/website/?search=jessegavin , the jessegvain should be appended to my output i.e jessegavin{1:2:3:4). Similarly for all other values searched through query string should be appended to the output. Can you please help me in this too?

Leya Samuel · Answer 2 · 2011-01-18T07:31:00

Hi
You can assign the query string value to a string variable and append the id's and out put the string variable using Response.Write

if (Request.QueryString["search"] != null)
{
string outputText = Request.QueryString["search"].ToString() + "{";
for.. loop(until last ID) {
outputText += (query to fetch ID's) + ":";
}
outputText += "}";
Response.Write(outputText);
}

NB: You can use String class available method for appending the strings for better performance

Hope this helps