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forcing a page postback to reload the page and keep current information

Hi All,
Is it possible to force a page to postback and keep its viewstate?

The long version of the problem is:
I have a page where the user selects several values of things in controls for a report and then clicks a button. The code behind the button event takes the controls values and builds up a querystring which is then passed to a report component.

I have to open the report in a new window so i use this code:
Response.Write("<script>");
Response.Write("window.open(\"/ReporterMaker/makereport.asp?" + strReportParams + "\")");
Response.Write("</script>");

This all works fine until I noticed that this javascrtipt prevents the 3rd party javascript menu we are using. I cant debug the problem with the menu so i dont know whats going on there. So I reckon if I just postback it should solve the problem.

Thanks in advance.
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crazyman

Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "ForcePostback", this.ClientScript.GetPostBackEventReference(this.YourControlNameToPostBAck), true);

osion

ASKER

Hi there crazyman,
thanks for the answer!
will that postback once the control is clicked?
i kinda need to do the postback after i ve printed the script stuff in the code behind

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osion

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Thats exactly it! :)
I thought there might be another way to do that but wasnt sure!
Thanks a million..
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