Getting the value of sortorder and sortname properties

[Sidian]

Hello,

I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to READ the
sortorder and sortname properties in JavaScript:

alert($('sortorder','#RecordGrid'));

I'd like to know how to read allof the properties of the flexigrid, if
possible, including sortorder and sortname, title, onSubmit, etc.

What I have is a "Download Spreadsheet" button and I want to pass not
only the form fields via URL to my action page, but also the sortorder
and sortname (so I can submit all of this data to a stored proced.
I've already got all that worked out except for reading and then
adding the sortorder and sortname variables to my URL string.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!