> Am trying to move several sites from CF5 to MX. Most have > clientmanagement enabled. For administrative sections > (where I know the browser/system client uses) I use the > old embedded form validation (field_required, field_date, > etc) in several places. Of course use scripted server-side > error handling in critical places. > > However, am finding that IF clientmanagement is enabled in > MX, this method becomes impossible because when go back to > form on browser to take care of problems, ALL fields are > empty. Apparently something with clientmangement causes the > page to expire. If clientmanagement is set to NO in > application.cfm in MX, then the technique works as expected. > (In CF5 all works as expected regardless clientmanagement > setting.) > > Would appreciate any ideas on setting changes, work-arounds, > etc. so this method can be used. I can't believe that it is > MX's intention that this useful technique be useless! (It > also makes it so you can't have some more formal server-side > handling and expect user to be able to go back and take > care of problems.) > > I have two pages that illustrate; one with clientmanagement > enabled, the other not. Just fill in some data but leave last > name blank. > http://www.wingserv.com/testform.cfm has clientmanagement > enabled > > http://www.wingserv.com/church/testform.cfm clientmanagement > not enabled > > Appreciate any help on this as it is preventing my upgrading > a number of sites to MX.
When I went to the above URLs with Mozilla 1.2.1, both worked the way you want them to. When I then tried IE 6 SP1, I got the same results you did. So, this is essentially a client-side caching issue. I suspect you can take care of it by putting this in your form page: <cfheader name="Cache-control" value="public"> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

