Hi, We have implemented an ASP.NET 3.5 application using your SQL Server 2005 database. The web application is working perfectly. We also need to access the database from a client application and have prototyped a Client Application Service using VS 2008. But when we attempt to authenticate the user using static Membership.ValidateUser, we get a Forbidden error from the web site. Is this not supported on your site? Thanks for any help, Jim Spicer perpetualbudget.com
Hi Bruce, VS 2008 allows you to compile a windows application that can use asp.net login authentication, roles and profiles services. I have a simple prototype, a Windows form with this load code: Imports System.Net Imports System.Threading Imports System.Web.ClientServices Imports System.Web.ClientServices.Providers Imports System.Web.Security Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load If Not Membership.ValidateUser(username, password) Then MessageBox.Show("Unable to authenticate.", "Not logged in", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error) Application.Exit() End If End Sub End Class When the code hits the Membership.Validate line I get a web exception error, "Forbidden". This code is well documented but doesn't run here. Have I explained it sufficiently? Thanks, Jim
