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I have a register page that sends activation link to the registered user however when clicking the lick it takes me back to a register page, please assist ASAP.

Bellow is my SendActivationEmail methos

please Help.

private void SendActivationEmail(int userId)
    {
        string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["LoginDBConnectionString"].ConnectionString;
        string activationCode = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
        using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
        {
            using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO UserActivation VALUES(@UserId, @ActivationCode)"))
            {
                using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter())
                {
                    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@UserId", userId);
                    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ActivationCode", activationCode);
                    cmd.Connection = con;
                    con.Open();
                    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                    con.Close();
                }
            }
        }
        using (MailMessage mm = new MailMessage("email@gmail.com", txtEmail.Text))
        {
            mm.Subject = "Account Activation";
            string body = "Hello " + txtUsername.Text.Trim() + ",";
            body += "<br /><br />Please click the following link to activate your account";
            body += "<br /><a href = '"+ Request.Url.AbsoluteUri.Replace("CS.aspx", "CS_Activation.aspx?ActivationCode=" + activationCode) + "'>Click here to activate your account.</a>";
            body += "<br /><br />Thanks";
            mm.Body = body;
            mm.IsBodyHtml = true;
            SmtpClient smtp = new SmtpClient();
            smtp.Host = "smtp.gmail.com";
            smtp.EnableSsl = true;
            NetworkCredential NetworkCred = new NetworkCredential("email@gmail.com", "Password");
            smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = true;
            smtp.Credentials = NetworkCred;
            smtp.Port = 587;
            smtp.Send(mm);
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If the link is correct in your email then something is probably going wrong on your activation page and it is redirecting to the register page again.
You'd need to debug what happens on the activation page or post it up here.

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And this is my Activation Page,

Thanks.

aspx code

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Activation.aspx.cs" Inherits="Activation" %>

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    <h1><asp:Literal ID="ltMessage" runat="server" /></h1>
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>




aspx.cs code

  protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!this.IsPostBack)
        {
            string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["LoginDBConnectionString"].ConnectionString;
            string activationCode = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.QueryString["ActivationCode"]) ? Request.QueryString["ActivationCode"] : Guid.Empty.ToString();
            using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
            {
                using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("DELETE FROM UserActivation WHERE ActivationCode = @ActivationCode"))
                {
                    using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter())
                    {
                        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
                        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@ActivationCode", activationCode);
                        cmd.Connection = con;
                        con.Open();
                        int rowsAffected = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                        con.Close();
                        if (rowsAffected == 1)
                        {
                            ltMessage.Text = "Activation successful.";
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            ltMessage.Text = "Invalid Activation code.";
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
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