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Hello,

I am working with an ASP.NET MVC Web Application and I am using the
following custom profile provider:

http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/arc...ile-class.aspx

One of the properties is allowed to anonymous users.

How can I get the profile of an anonymous user? They don't have a
username, right?

I am a little bit lost on this.

Thanks,

Miguel

anonymous profiles are tied to a cookie rather than a login.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)


"shapper" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am working with an ASP.NET MVC Web Application and I am using the
> following custom profile provider:
>
> http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/arc...ile-class.aspx
>
> One of the properties is allowed to anonymous users.
>
> How can I get the profile of an anonymous user? They don't have a
> username, right?
>
> I am a little bit lost on this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Miguel
>

On Nov 14, 4:45*pm, bruce barker
<brucebar...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> anonymous profiles are tied to a cookie rather than a login.
>
> -- bruce (sqlwork.com)

Yes, I know. And the cookie was added. I checked it with Firebug.

So how do I get the profile for an anonymous user?! I am using the
following:

ProfileHelper profile = ProfileHelper.GetProfile();

Where ProfileHelper is my custom profile provider that inherits
ProfileBase and has the following method:

public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().Us erName)
as ProfileHelper;
}

I always get the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an
object." on the following code line:
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().Us erName) as
ProfileHelper;

I don't understand how to solve this. any idea? Thanks ...

Thanks,
Miguel

On Nov 14, 5:59*pm, shapper <mdmo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 14, 4:45*pm, bruce barker
>
> <brucebar...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > anonymous profiles are tied to a cookie rather than a login.
>
> > -- bruce (sqlwork.com)
>
> Yes, I know. And the cookie was added. I checked it with Firebug.
>
> So how do I get the profile for an anonymous user?! I am using the
> following:
>
> * ProfileHelper profile = ProfileHelper.GetProfile();
>
> Where ProfileHelper is my custom profile provider that inherits
> ProfileBase and has the following method:
>
> * public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
> * * return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().Us erName)
> as ProfileHelper;
> * }
>
> I always get the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an
> object." on the following code line:
> return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().Us erName) as
> ProfileHelper;
>
> I don't understand how to solve this. any idea? Thanks ...
>
> Thanks,
> Miguel

Hi,

I think I solved it. On my code I replaced:

public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
return Create(System.Web.Security.Membership.GetUser().Us erName)
as ProfileHelper;
} // GetProfile

By:

public static ProfileHelper GetProfile() {
return Create(HttpContext.Profile.UserName) as ProfileHelper;
} // GetProfile

Now I get the profile of the current user.

Could someone give me a second opinion on my solution?

Thanks,

Miguel