i may sound so stupid but i really want to raise this question. i'm using visual studio .net and C#. i am doing a web page and i noticed in the toolbox the Web Forms and HTML which contain some same controls. what should i use does the controls in WebForms have big differences with the controls in HTML
thanks.

web forms or html forms
MPMan
Hi,
If that's your scenario, then I suggest using Web-Form controls, so that you could place a code on the button_click to check the validity of the passwords (server side) instead of redirecting your page to a aspx site just tu check (which would be the case if you would use the html control)...
cheers,
Paul June A. Domag
dkocur
hope you'll read my new post/thread.
Kang
hoping for your response.
Parag Khare
thanks guys. i am doing this web page. this is status report wherein the users will input their activities and the time done for each activity in the day. before they could log there's an authentication page. the username and password are stored in a database. when authenticated they are now able to log their activities and when they press the submit button, it will then save it to the database. the input data of the users will also be displayed in a listbox for approval of their superiors. this web page is only access within the company or office or intranet. any suggestions you have (what should i use web forms or html forms )

hope to hear from you. thanks in advance.
moondaddy
Hi,
Basically, if you want to be able to access your control in a server-side script then you must use the web-forms control but if your not gonna use it in the server-side code (asp) I suggest you use the plain HTML controls...
cheers,
Paul June A. Domag
kamila
Hi,
When you use webform controls, you could edit the properties of the control on the *.cs page (server-side). Although the output of these controls are thesame as thier HTML counter parts, it is dynamic upon loading unlike the HTML controls which could only be formatted using client-side scripting...
cheers,
Paul June A. Domag
lhuff
When you use web form control, unless you have to put it in targe form which 'runat = server', when you run compiler give errror. And HTML form isn't problem.
Notes: When you design your webpage by another program (ex: Dreamwave,...) and change extention to aspx.