>Hi
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>I have a web form searchoptions.aspx with a textbox named TextBox1.
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>I call another form using Server.Transfer("Default2.aspx",true)
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>In default2.aspx I want to get the value of TextBox1 and am using Request.Form["TextBox1"] but this returns nothing. Request.Form[1] does give me the content of Textbox1.
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>Why doesn't Request.Form["TextBox1"] give me what I want.
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>Thanks
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>Nick

Can't you just put the string in a session variable before you navigate away?
Session["SearchText"] = Texbox1.Text;

Then get it out in your page 2
string searchableText = Request.QueryString["SearchText"];

Tim