Questions tagged [request.form]
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A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client
Every time a user posts something containing < or > in a page in my web application, I get this exception thrown.
I don't want to go into the discussion about the smartness of throwing an exception or crashing an entire web application because…
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Why is ValidateInput(False) not working?
I am converting an application I created using webforms to the asp.net mvc framework using vb.net. I have a problem with one of my views. I get the yellow screen of death saying "A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the…
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Difference between Request.Form and Request.QueryString?
Can some tell me the exact difference between Request.Form and Request.QueryString?
I know one difference, like
If the HTTP request method is POST, the user submitted data is in the
Request.Form() collection
If the HTTP request method is GET,…
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Can I modify Request.Form variables?
I try Request.Form.Set(k, v) but it's throwing exception
Collection is read-only
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ASP.NET Request.Form Performance
I used a HttpHandler to implement a light-weight web service targeted for high performance. It requires a POST with content-type application/x-www-form-urlencoded. The web service does many tasks including decryption, database work, business logic…
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How do I get the form value that caused the "A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client" in MVC?
I have an MVC3 application that has a custom HandleErrorAttribute so that I can email the error. I often get the "A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client", but it only shows the first few characters of the form value…
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