Hi,

how about session("myDS") = Page2.Dataset

TIA

>Hi Larry,
>
>You can pass the information two different ways in ASP.NET.
>
>First you can use the Session object to pass the info. In Page2 you would save the info into a Session variable. In Page 1 you would use the session variable.
>
>in Page 2:
>

>Session["MyString"] = "my string contents";
>

>
>in Page 1:
>

>string YourString = Session["MyString"];
>if (Session["MyString"] != null)
>{
>	string Page2str = (string)Session["MyString"];
>	// code to process the value of the string here
>}
>

>
>
>The other approach is to use a querystring when calling Page 1 from Page 2. This can only be done when the string would always be less than 255 characters.
>
>in Page 2:
>

>//set the URL string to call for Page 1
>string Page1url = "Page1.aspx?mystring=" + "your string contents";
>

>
>in Page 1:
>

>string Page2str = Request.QueryString(["mystring"]);
>

>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>ff:
>>
>>Page1.aspx --> is my main PAGE
>>
>>Page2.aspx --> the popup web form...
>> --> has a public property of STRNAME AS STRING
>>
>>i want to retrieve the value of Page2.aspx from Page2.aspx after the window close of Page2.aspx..
>>
>>
>>TIA