No, no and no. MUST STORE form.variable data while user navigates 6 other forms... Then the form.variable data has value and can be written to the database tables in the way described by the user when they navigate the next six pages.
Until they navigate it is IMPOSSIBLE to write the data. thanks, Brian At 01:52 PM 11/23/02, you wrote: >I would simply have the record created on the first form - then run a >sql update query on the other forms. >if you store temporarily - someone may give up and you loose all >information is someone kills browser - or you have to take extra steps >to write cookies or secure your temp info- by writing to db each step >you;ll probably save alot of time for yourself >jay > >Ken Wilson wrote: > >>What dictates that the first form can't be written to the DB as soon as they >>submit it? >> >>Ken >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Brian Scandale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 1:02 PM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: temp variable storage? >> >> >>I have a large form (around 100 text boxes and check boxes etc...). Once >>the user submits it they still need to navigate about 6 more forms before >>the data can be written to a database. >> >>How do I go about storing the form data temporarily until I can write it to >>disk? I suspect there are more than one ways that you all are doing this. >> >>Thanks for a few clues. >> >>Brian >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
