Here's the scenario.
I've stored data in some session variables. I then redirect to another site, where they in turn immediately respond to what I've sent them. The first time I send the request and get the response my session variables are gone. I do see a session ID (it's different from the one I get when the application starts up). Just out of frustration I sent it a second time and now my server variables persist as they should, but with a new session ID. And now each subsequent response.redirect comes back as expected with the same session ID and my variables work fine. I don't get it. The problem is I don't have the luxury of sending a second redirect. I need to confirm the response with my session variables with one (the first) request.

FYI, I've tried using out-of-process Session State as suggested in Chapter 22 (pg 1046), but I get the same results.

All suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance

Do you have to redirect the user outside your domain or could this page you are redirecting to be called in code via a WebRequest/Response?

What exactly is the page that is outside your domain doing?

hth.
-Doug

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Hi Doug, thanks for your response.

The purpose of this page is to send sensitive information to a vendor. Their response must be verified with the info stored in the session variables.

I hadn't tried your suggestion, but I'm certainly open to it. Do you know if it will allow the session to persist? How will I retrieve/receive their response?

I'll have to look into this.

Thanks again.

- Leonard

Session values can't cross domains / applications (in the case of the latter I know it is possible to configure your server to allow this).

I am not sure how it is even possible, regardless of subsequent requests, that the values become available to the page that you are sending the user to??

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Hi ,

You can't share session variables cross domain or application. What you could do, send info in hidden field with encrypted format or after hashing it to the second application in post header.

Hope this could help you.