Can Chrome auto pick up a username and password from a database using C#

Question

I am new to coding and I am currently working on a GUI for a database.

The problem I am running into is that I need to find a way to have the GUI log in to a database in chrome automatically using the username and password that they will provide to open the GUI.

Again, I am new to coding and I do not know if this is possible but I can't find a way to have chrome auto enter that information and open a link that will allow user to create a new transaction.

I am using C#.

I tried this:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("chrome.exe", "http://database.spinca.com/transaction/new/");

But that only gets me to the login page.

Answer 1

You add your code to the Web Server side. The browser (which hosts/renders the UI) communicates with the Server (which returns the UI code to the browser.) I suggest taking a quick training class on web based technologies and learn the relationship between Browser and web server. The browser cannot communicate directly with local resources (such as a database or disk). There are many blogs and books available on this subject - or use Pluralsight. Khan Academy has an intro to HTML/JS but is strictly Client side (browser) based.

I assume you are using a Microsoft based web server technology (IIS) since you are coding in C#. There are several hello-world examples, and many are in Visual Studio itself.

If you don't need a Browser (HTML) - you might consider a Windows application. In that case look into WPF apps which use XAML for UI definition. Look in Templates Visual C# WPF App in Visual Studio.