What does the __VIEWSTATE hold?

Question

I\'m sorry for maybe making such a basic question but in ASP.NET websites what does the __VIEWSTATE input field represent?

Also, is there any way to compute it\'s va

Answer 1

Do take a look at the biter script posted at http://forums.techarena.in/windows-software/1329157.htm.

That script shows how to set up and use __ViewState and other .NET variables.

That script logs into a .NET site, and gets stock values, without going thru a browser. Instead of user doing it manually, the script does it programmatically.