How to set value of <input type="hidden"> in asp .net page_load without using runat="server"
<p>i need to do the following two things... </p>

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<li>i want to set value of  in asp .net page_load. the problem is that i dont want to use runat="server". i have tried this the following but it does not work: </li>
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<p>HtmlInputHidden hiddenControl = (HtmlInputHidden) FindControl("a"); </p>

<p>is there a way to access  in asp .net page_load without using runat="server"? ? ?</p>

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<li>i can do this if i use  but in this case i cannot access it in master page's javascript function. i have tried this but it does not work... 
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<li>var hdnField = document.getElementById('&lt;%= hdnIdentity.ClientId%>');</li>
<li>var hdnField = document.getElementById("hdnIdentity").getAttribute("value");</li>
<li>var hdnField = document.getElementById("hdnIdentity").value </li>
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<p>what i need... i want to access content page's hidden field value in javascript in master page. is there a way ? ? ? thnx in advance regards Haroon haroon426@yahoo.com</p>
