Question

I am using Asp.Net/C# in my application , I am using Asp.Net built-in membership framework .The installation of aspnet_regsql services have been properly installed on my database.The aspnet_users table however contains basic information about the user , How do I add additional information about a user.Should I modify the table itself or should I use another table and link it with aspnet_users table.Also the Membership.ValidateUser(username,password) works well , but I have a requirement where the login is based on the user code.How can I achieve this , is it possible with built-in Membership.
Any suggestions are most welcome.
Thanks

Answer 1

Use an ASP.NET Profile-Provider instead.

https://web.archive.org/web/20211020111657/https://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/101106-1.aspx

You can store any kind of additional information even binary(images).
I’ve used The SqlProfileProvide myself in my current application to let the user himself select his startpage.

Therefor i just needed to add this to the web.config:

<profile defaultProvider="AspNetSqlProfileProvider">
  <providers>
    <clear/>
    <add name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider" type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider" connectionStringName="RM2ConnectionString" applicationName="/ERP"/>
  </providers>
  <properties>
    <add name="Startpage"/>
  </properties>
</profile>

And i could write this property in codebehind:

if(User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
{
    HttpContext.Current.Profile.SetPropertyValue("Startpage", startPage); //startPage is a String
    HttpContext.Current.Profile.Save();
}

and read it in the following way:

if(User.Identity.IsAuthenticated)
{
    Dim user = Membership.GetUser();
    Dim startPage = HttpContext.Current.Profile.GetPropertyValue("Startpage") as String;
}

You can store anything you want, see the link above for further informations.