Question

I am currently using a number of query string parameters to pass some data from one page to a second page (the parameters hold confirmation/error messages to display in the second page), that due to a third party product can no longer work correctly in the production environment. The user completes an action on the first page, and is then transferred to the second page. What are the possible alternatives to use instead of a query string and GET – session variables, POST data, or something completely different?

Thanks, MagicAndi.

Answer 1

You could create public properties in a source page and access the property values in the target page when using a server transfer. You could also get control information in the target page from controls in the source page by referencing the Page.PreviousPage property.

Both of these methods are oulined here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6c3yckfw.aspx