Pass URL value without changing displayed search results

Why not just save the HTML of the tag that contains the search results and then repopulate it? If it's all asp.net you should be able to this very easily.

So use jquery and getelementbyid, then get innerhtml, then send your querystring, on the postback dump the html back in.

Or if it's all .net controls just do it in a routine before you post the querystring.

Here is an example:

client = new WebClient();
String htmlCode = client.DownloadString("http://born2code.net");

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use link button instead of hyperlink and on postback of hyperlink do something like:-

Response.Redirect("page1.aspx?videoid=" & videoid & "&search1=" &  txtsearch1.text & "&search2=" & txtsearch2.text)

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After u click a link in ur page loads completely. So its like opening a new page.
So, after u display results the first time, u need to save the search results in a session and rebind the list/grid with the results after page loads.
Or even save the textbox parameters in a session n get bake the results again.

Lemme know if i wasnt clear.

abhinayp:

That's exactly what I was thinking but didn't really know how to do it. I figured I need to save the search results in a session or....

I thought about if I could capture the value from the orginal search performed and then resubmit it when I pass the querystring parameter. So if a user submitted 'bicep' in their search criteria I would capture 'bicep' and submit it again. It would mean going to the database again but the user would still have the original search results on the page. I'm sure this is absolutely not the most efficient way to do this.

The better approach seems to be this:So, after u display results the first time, u need to save the search results in a session and rebind the list/grid with the results after page loads.

Problem is I don't know how to do either one.

   Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
            If Not Session("Results") Is Nothing Then
                If Not Request.QueryString("urQueryString") Is Nothing Then
                    Dim dt As New DataTable
                    dt = Session("Results")
                    GridView1.Datasource = dt
                    GridView1.DataBind()
                End If
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

    Protected Sub btnSearch_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSearch.Click
        Dim dt As New DataTable
        dt = GetResults(txtName.Text)
        Session("Results") = dt

        GridView1.Datasource = dt
        GridView1.DataBind()

    End Sub

This is where I am now. I am using the following code to get the value of the text box from the submitted form. It is correct because I see the value displayed in the label.

Dim displayValues As New StringBuilder()
        Dim postedValues As NameValueCollection = Request.Form
        Dim nextKey As String
        For i As Integer = 0 To postedValues.AllKeys.Length - 1
            nextKey = postedValues.AllKeys(i)
            If nextKey.Substring(0, 2) <> "__" Then
                displayValues.Append("<br>")
                displayValues.Append(nextKey)
                displayValues.Append(" = ")
                displayValues.Append(postedValues(i))
            End If
        Next
        Label3.Text = displayValues.ToString()

In the following code I actually pass the query string value which I have to do. What I think I need to do is modify the code below to not only pass the querystring value at it is doing but also get the value that the label is displaying and submit that as a form value if that is possible.

<asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink45" runat="server"
 ForeColor="White"
 ImageUrl='<%# Eval("videoplaymed") %>'
 
 NavigateUrl='<%# String.Format("~/search.aspx?eid={0} ", Eval("eid")) %>'
 >
</asp:HyperLink>

Just making sure if i understood correctly.

displayValues contains ur final results and u are displaying it using Label3. Right?

If thats the case,  chk this

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
            If Not Session("Results") Is Nothing Then
                If Not Request.QueryString("eid") Is Nothing Then

                    Label3.Text = Session("Results").ToString()

                End If
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

    Protected Sub btnSearch_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSearch.Click

        'Some code here

        Dim displayValues As New StringBuilder()
        Dim postedValues As NameValueCollection = Request.Form
        Dim nextKey As String
        For i As Integer = 0 To postedValues.AllKeys.Length - 1
            nextKey = postedValues.AllKeys(i)
            If nextKey.Substring(0, 2) <> "__" Then
                displayValues.Append("<br>")
                displayValues.Append(nextKey)
                displayValues.Append(" = ")
                displayValues.Append(postedValues(i))
            End If
        Next
        Label3.Text = displayValues.ToString()
        Session("Results") = Label3.Text

        'Some more code


    End Sub

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Correct. I grabbed the code from the ASP.Net Forum. After looking at your code though I'm pretty sure that will work also. Let me list out the page flows.

The site is www.GoLiveFitness.com

1. From the Default.aspx page and about 5 others a user can search for exercises by entering values in a field named search whish is a asp.net textbox.

2. On the search results page called Search.aspx the results display.

3. Currently a user clicks on a image from the search results and a new 320 x 240 browser opens and starts playing a video (JW Player) which has received a querystring value passed when the user clicked on the image.

4. We have signed up 600 users in three weeks but we have received many, many complaints about playing the video in a new window and I agree. I then decided it must be possible to keep all of the image results that pass the querystring information displayed on the page even as the user selects and plays different videos.

5. My first test was to try and capture the textbox value and at least store it in a label to verify it which I did.

6. Now I'm trying to figure out how to pass the captured value from the text box and pass the querystring value from the images from the search reults.

7. I have to different SQLDataSources and Stored Procedures running on the page. One is looking for the query string to play the video. The other one is looking for the textbox value that produces the search results.