[SOLVED] How do I Pass a Variable from one Controller to another using MVC Contrib?

How do I Pass a Variable from one Controller to another using MVC Contrib?

Jeremy Skinner has a blog and a video about exporting a spreadsheet from MVC Contrib. The problem is there is no filtering done in his video or blog. In the controller associated with page containing the grid, I have the filters and in the controller associated with the "Export to Spreadsheet, I need that filter without being reset. The problem is, the variable gets reset everytime I click on the "Export to Spreadsheet" link. How do I get that variable from one controller to another without resetting?

Here is Jeremy's link, http://www.jeremyskinner.co.uk/2010/04/28/mvccontrib-grid-presentation. Thank you!!

Solution

I ended up creating a Session variable like this:

1- Enable the session variable by editing the web.config with this:.

<configuration>
   <system.web>
      <sessionState cookieless="true" regenerateExpiredSessionId="true" />
   </system.web>
</configuration>

2- Create Session State in first controller

Session["FirstName"] = FirstNameTextBox.Text;

3- Use Session State in second contoller

string firstName = (string)(Session["FirstName"]);