Session variable in a ContentPlaceHolder 1

[strtech]

Hi,

I am trying to capture a session variable that is located in a FormView that's part of a Master page. I know how to do session variables but the value is showing up as "System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label" instead of the value. What am I missing?

The code I used to declare the variable is:

Session("Meeting") = Master.FindControl("ContentPlaceHolder2").FindControl("FormView1").FindControl("MtgID")

Thanks in advance.

 

[ca8msm]

You need to cast the resulting control to it's correct type, and then define which property you want to add to the session variable:

Session("Meeting") = [!]Ctype([/!]Master.FindControl("ContentPlaceHolder2").FindControl("FormView1").FindControl("MtgID")[!], Label).Text[/!]

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