Don't rely on the browser to hold form values. Rather, redisplay the form with the value attribute populated.
----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Keith Dodd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:44 am Subject: Forms *sometimes* not holding info in MX > (my first posting ever on CFTalk) > > Using a traditional html form for several uses, such as guest > book. After > submitting to a processing page, do some error handling, noting > any missing > or conflicting data, user to go back and fix/complete form. The usual > process. > > Locally, on singleIP development server (MX), all is fine; go back > and form > fields hold any existing data the way they should. > > On remote, shared MX server, however, have mixed results. In a > couple places > this works just as expected. In most, however, when go back to > form (back > button), all earlier data is gone. (Note: If try to go forward > then to the > error handling message, get notice that page has expired--that doesn't > happen in situations where form behaves properly.) > Behavior seems to be browser independent (IE 6 and Netscape 6). > > Tried putting the identical templates on two different mx sites in > a couple > of places (sites are one same server) > > (Does not work means, form data missing when go back using back > button and > shows page has expired if try then to go forward) > > 1. On one site, form does NOT work as expected regardless of directory > 2. On another site, if at root level (www.abc.com/testform.cfm), > it does NOT > work; > 3. however at same site, if in a sub directory > (www.aabc.com/mydirectory/testform.com), it does work as expected. > 4. As a control, used same templates at root level and subdirectly > on a CF5 > machine, and all works fine. > > As stated, all works fine locally, but problems on the remote, shared > server. CF guy at hosting service can't see what could be causing this > behavior. > > I don't have the foggiest idea of where to even begin looking to > solve this. > And it seems more likely that it has something to do with remote > server or > mapping than my code. > > Appreciate any suggestions. > > Searched the archives, but couldn't find anything about this. > (Search wasn't in vain, however. From a Ray Camden response, found why > serializing a form, via WDDX, was giving me only a random 10 > fields rather > than all. Ray's response was a known MX bug, and to work around > duplicatethe form first. THANKS Ray!) > > Keith Dodd > > > - > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by declude AntiVirus Software] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
