Question

I have a link (well a few different links actually) that target FileContentPath actions that return pdf/excel files etc that are generated in the controller. problem is that I want these actions to receive the formcollection as well that may be changing all the time depending on the users interaction with the page. Is there a workaround way to get the formcollection to these action methods

i.e. I have links as below

<a href="/Home/GetPdf/42" id="btn_pdf_1">Get PDF</a>

and want to be able to pass some hidden fields to this through?

Answer 1

When you make a GET request the data is sent in the url. So if you want to send that data you need to do that in the url (as query strings).