Dynamically fill in a form?

Hi John. I've searched all over the Forums in both asp.net and dotnetnuke.com but couldn't find the answer.

Now, I'll explain what I'm trying to do.

Main purpose : letting users create their personalized pages without using a 3rd party module.

Approach :

        Now that DNN 4.5.x has the ability to assign a specific user to a page. However, it can only be done manually by the administrator. So if I show them to the Page creation form (which is possible), they'll have to fill in their usernames and this might create a lot of trouble. If the User field is disabled AND the current user's username is filled in automatically, the problem is solved! Can you tell me if there's any way to do this?

Thanks very much,
Duc

Yes, it is possible through a trick.

First, I create a page which is viewed by a specific role. Next, create a Text/HTML module, grant edit permission to that role so the members in role can use the Control Panel. Then I edit the Text/HTML module, insert a button "Create your page now" and link it to : __doPostBack('TRTIconBar.ascx$cmdAddTab',''). I also have to hide (only hide) the CP in the page based on the corresponding role, so they do not see the CP but can still target it.

With this method, when a user registers, he's sent to the page, clicks the "Create Page" button in the Text/HTML module and is shown the Create Page form. The page he creates is limited to the child page of the parent page. When reached this stage, I meet these difficulties :

    1. Automatically assigned username for that page (of course the textbox is disabled)

    2. Change the default View permission to All Users.

    3. Limit the number of pages a user can create (this is the matter of the future but if you can help me with this, I'll be very appreciated)

Argh, it seems that even if the username is filled in automatically, my problem is not solved because in order to make that user owner of the page, I also have to click "Add" and tick the edit box.

Anyway, as far as I understand, there IS a method to fill in a form like that, isn't it? Could you please check the Signup.ascx in admin/Portal and show me a way to fill the current username into the Username field as well as the email?

Thanks a thousand.
Duc

Yes, it is. My main purpose is to learn the way to insert default text into text boxes without touching the source code. There are some controls that I want to implement this, two of which are Creating Pages and Creating Portals. But recently, I realized that what I'm trying to do with the page creation is impossible, so I only need to know how to do it with the Portal Creation.

Please forgive me if I sound ambiguous. English is not my primary language though.

Best regards,
Duc