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| Rolf Rosenquist 2007-02-13, 7:22 am |
| From a page with a form I collect the fields in the next page. The fields
are compared with a database and if a certain condition does not fit, I want
to go back to the first page with the form, and still keep all the other
fields as they were written.
If I use Response.Redirect the form will be loaded empty again. The same if
I use a button on page 2 with onClick="history.Back". Isn't there a way to
go back and keep the already written fields in the form on the first page,
as if the user just had hit the Back icon in IE?
/ Rolf
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| Mike Brind 2007-02-13, 7:18 pm |
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"Rolf Rosenquist" <rolf@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> From a page with a form I collect the fields in the next page. The fields
> are compared with a database and if a certain condition does not fit, I
> want
> to go back to the first page with the form, and still keep all the other
> fields as they were written.
>
> If I use Response.Redirect the form will be loaded empty again. The same
> if
> I use a button on page 2 with onClick="history.Back". Isn't there a way to
> go back and keep the already written fields in the form on the first page,
> as if the user just had hit the Back icon in IE?
>
There are a number of ways to do this. Here's one that will cope with the
fact that one page posts to another.
ExampleForm.asp
<form method="post" action="Action.asp">
<p>Enter First name: <input type="text" name="FirstName"
value="<%=Session("FirstName")%>"></p>
<p>Enter Second name: <input type="text" name="SecondName"
value="<%=Session("SecondName")%>"></p>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Click Me"></p>
Action.asp
<%
Dim x, boolValid
For Each x in Request.Form
Session(x) = Request.Form(x)
Next
boolValid = True
'Validate form values
If 'any test fails Then
boolValid=false
End If
If boolValid = false Then Response.Redirect("ExampleForm.asp")
%>
--
Mike Brind
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| Rolf Rosenquist 2007-02-13, 7:18 pm |
| Mike, do you mean that I should then repopulate the form from the Session(x)
if I come back to the first page?
Isn't it too much waste of server memory to use session variables for normal
data between pages?
If someone uses the back button in the browser, all the fields are still
there. Couldn't I do the same thing with asp code?
/ Rolf
"Mike Brind" <paxtonend@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> "Rolf Rosenquist" <rolf@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> There are a number of ways to do this. Here's one that will cope with the
> fact that one page posts to another.
>
> ExampleForm.asp
>
> <form method="post" action="Action.asp">
> <p>Enter First name: <input type="text" name="FirstName"
> value="<%=Session("FirstName")%>"></p>
> <p>Enter Second name: <input type="text" name="SecondName"
> value="<%=Session("SecondName")%>"></p>
> <p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Click Me"></p>
>
> Action.asp
>
> <%
> Dim x, boolValid
>
> For Each x in Request.Form
> Session(x) = Request.Form(x)
> Next
>
> boolValid = True
> 'Validate form values
> If 'any test fails Then
> boolValid=false
> End If
> If boolValid = false Then Response.Redirect("ExampleForm.asp")
> %>
>
> --
> Mike Brind
>
>
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| Mike Brind 2007-02-14, 7:20 am |
| You can't rely on the back button maintaining form state. The back button
belongs to the browser, and as such is outside of the control of an asp
developer.
Personally, I get pages to post to themselves in the vast majority of cases.
I usually do this kind of thing:
<%
Sub ShowForm
%>
<form method="post" action="">
<p>Enter First name: <input type="text" name="FirstName"
value="<%=Request.form("FirstName")%>"></p>
<p>Enter Second name: <input type="text" name="SecondName"
value="<%=Request.Fom("SecondName")%>"></p>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Click Me"></p>
<%
End Sub
If Not IsEmpty(Request.Form("submit")) Then
'Form posted
'validate values
'if validation fails, show form
Call ShowForm
Else
Success
Else
Call ShowForm
End If
%>
But of course, some forms need more than one page. If you think that using
session variables will be too much for your environment, you can use a
database, text files, hidden fields etc.
--
Mike Brind
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Mike Brind
"Rolf Rosenquist" <rolf@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> Mike, do you mean that I should then repopulate the form from the
> Session(x)
> if I come back to the first page?
> Isn't it too much waste of server memory to use session variables for
> normal
> data between pages?
>
> If someone uses the back button in the browser, all the fields are still
> there. Couldn't I do the same thing with asp code?
>
> / Rolf
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>
>
> "Mike Brind" <paxtonend@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:OiORSy6THHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> fields
> to
> page,
>
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| Rolf Rosenquist 2007-02-14, 7:20 pm |
| Yes it works now with hidden fields, but I have found it is necessary to use
a submit button to get them back to page1. They do not appear, when I try to
do it in the background with Response.Redirect "page1,asp"
Is there a way to catch the hidden fields without a button?
/ Rolf
"Mike Brind" <dummy@newsgroups.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> You can't rely on the back button maintaining form state. The back button
> belongs to the browser, and as such is outside of the control of an asp
> developer.
>
> Personally, I get pages to post to themselves in the vast majority of
cases.
> I usually do this kind of thing:
>
> <%
> Sub ShowForm
> %>
> <form method="post" action="">
> <p>Enter First name: <input type="text" name="FirstName"
> value="<%=Request.form("FirstName")%>"></p>
> <p>Enter Second name: <input type="text" name="SecondName"
> value="<%=Request.Fom("SecondName")%>"></p>
> <p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Click Me"></p>
> <%
> End Sub
>
> If Not IsEmpty(Request.Form("submit")) Then
> 'Form posted
> 'validate values
> 'if validation fails, show form
> Call ShowForm
> Else
> Success
> Else
> Call ShowForm
> End If
> %>
>
> But of course, some forms need more than one page. If you think that
using
> session variables will be too much for your environment, you can use a
> database, text files, hidden fields etc.
>
> --
> Mike Brind
>
> --
> Mike Brind
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> "Rolf Rosenquist" <rolf@nomail.com> wrote in message
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