Question

my code in page_load is like below :

    if (Session["User_ID"] != null)
    {
        GO FOR DOWNLOAD FILES
    }

the User_ID session will be create when a user logins to my web site.
after user’s login when he wants to download a file with Internet Download Manager (right click on link and choosing Dwonload With IDM) Session[“User_ID”] shows us null.
i used Session[“User_ID”] for some limitations.
how can i fix this issue for my purpose?

thanks in advance

Answer 1

Fix it by not relying on the session. Before redirecting to the download url stash the info you need into the cache keyed off a random string. Then pass the random string along the url. On the download page use the url string to load the cached data. No session required.