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ViewStateException ASP.NET 2.0 PocketPC

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Ewild - 06 Mar 2006 16:01 GMT
Hey All,
  I have a playaround site that I have been using to learn about ASP.NET
2.0. I wanted to see how it renders on a PocketPC that a friend has. Some
pages work, but most I get a viewState error.
     "Invalid length for a Base-64 char array." (below is the full stack.)

   I googled, and didnot come up with much at all. I did change my config
file to explicitly not encrypt the viewstate, and that didn't help.

Is there something oblvious I missing here?
Is there a setting on the PocketPC I need to set?
The .NET controls should render for PocketPC and smartPhones, right?

Thanks
Eric

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Timestamp: 3/6/2006 2:51:00 PM
Message: HandlingInstanceID: 4796903d-66c1-400e-99cf-adfc504963b7
An exception of type 'System.Web.HttpException' occurred and was caught.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
03/06/2006 09:51:00
Type : System.Web.HttpException, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Message : The state information is invalid for this page and might be
corrupted.
Source : System.Web
Help link :
ErrorCode : -2147467259
Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
TargetSite : Void ThrowError(System.Exception, System.String, System.String,
Boolean)
Stack Trace :    at System.Web.UI.ViewStateException.ThrowError(Exception
inner, String persistedState, String errorPageMessage, Boolean
macValidationError)
  at System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldPageStatePersister.Load()
  at System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMedium()
  at System.Web.UI.Page.LoadAllState()
  at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean
includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
  at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean
includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
  at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
  at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestWithNoAssert(HttpContext context)
  at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
  at ASP.usersettings_main_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
  at
System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
  at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean&
completedSynchronously)

Additional Info:

TimeStamp : 3/6/2006 2:51:00 PM
FullName : Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ExceptionHandling,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
AppDomainName : /LM/W3SVC/1664132360/Root-3-127861299864062500
ThreadIdentity : ewild
WindowsIdentity : NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
    Inner Exception
    ---------------
    Type : System.Web.UI.ViewStateException, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
    Message : Invalid viewstate.
    Port: 31138
    User-Agent: Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320)
    ViewState:
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...
    Source :
    Help link :
    RemotePort : 31138
    UserAgent : Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320)
    PersistedState :
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
    Path : /UserSettings/Main.aspx
    IsConnected : True
    Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
    TargetSite :
    Stack Trace : The stack trace is unavailable.
        Inner Exception
        ---------------
        Type : System.FormatException, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
        Message : Invalid length for a Base-64 char array.
        Source : mscorlib
        Help link :
        Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
        TargetSite : Byte[] FromBase64String(System.String)
        Stack Trace :    at System.Convert.FromBase64String(String s)
          at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.Deserialize(String inputString)
          at
System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.System.Web.UI.IStateFormatter.Deserialize(String serializedState)
          at System.Web.UI.Util.DeserializeWithAssert(IStateFormatter formatter,
String serializedState)
          at System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldPageStatePersister.Load()

Category: Critical
Priority: 0
EventId: 100
Severity: Error
Title:Enterprise Library Exception Handling
Application Domain: /LM/W3SVC/1664132360/Root-3-127861299864062500
Process Id: 2672
Process Name: c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
Win32 Thread Id: 356
Thread Name:
Extended Properties:
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Ewild - 07 Mar 2006 14:32 GMT
Here is a solution. There is a limit on hidden fields on PocketPC browser.

I'm kinda suprised that I found zero info on this from the Microsoft site.

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/16/80528.aspx

> Hey All,
>    I have a playaround site that I have been using to learn about ASP.NET
[quoted text clipped - 69 lines]
>     UserAgent : Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320)
>     PersistedState :

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
>     Path : /UserSettings/Main.aspx
>     IsConnected : True
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> Extended Properties:
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