ASP.NET: How to access Session from handler?

i’m trying to store some values in the Session from a Handler page, before i do a redirect to a WebForms page, that will pick up the Session values and pre-fill the WebForm: public class Handler : IHttpHandler { public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) { … context.Session["StackOverflow"] = "overflowing"; context.Response.Redirect("~/AnotherPage.aspx"); … } … } Except context.Session … Read more

Filehandler in asp.net

I need to track when a pdf is opened in my web app. Right now I am writing to a database when a user clicks on the link and then using window.open from the code behind which isn’t ideal since Safari blocks popups and other web browsers give a warning when it runs so I was thinking would a Filehandler be what I need to use. I haven’t used a Filehandler in the past so is this something that would work? The pdf is not in binary form, it’s just a static file sitting in a directory.