so, i tried to use the solutions given to me previously and im stuck with a new issue, I try to save the object in viewstate either using:

emp = actions.getSingleEmp(Request.QueryString["EID"]);
                    ViewState["Employee"] = emp;

or with the code that markfitzme posted but in both occasions I get the object is not marked as serializable. I googled the error and I found a lot of tutorials about serializing but most of them have to do with XML docs

I also tried the following code:

[Serializable]
Employee emp = null;

but i get the error that [serializable] can only be used in class,construct,enum etc...

how can i save my object to viewstate? sorry I tried but I just couldnt figure it out :S