> > How about a hidden form field that gets populated with the > > current date/time on form submission? Then you could parse > > it and compare it to Now() on your action/upload page. > > There are two minor caveats to this approach. First, you > don't know how long > the user will spend on the form before submitting.
Yeah, I meant storing the time when the form was submitted, not on the initial page load. > Second, > you don't know > how long it took for the user to receive the form after it > was generated. To > avoid both of these problems (to the extent that you care > about them) you'd > have to set the value of the hidden form field at the time > it's submitted > using JavaScript, and you'd have to account for the time > difference if any > between the client and the server. Yeah, I didn't think about the client/server time difference, although using JavaScript to get the time on the action page after the file upload would work without any time-offset calculations. There are lots of ways to skin this cat, and I think the cookie approach mentioned is good as well. Andy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:242623 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
