ugh, setting anything using CF occurs server side.
now, why must you post form the client to the perl script? How about
posting to a CF page, set the variable you want, then use CFHTTP to
post to the perl script.
DK
On 7/25/05, Ian Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is the problem I am having and it has to be posting to a perl
> script!!!, is it possible to set the client variable when the user
> clicks the submit button on the form, perhaps by setting a hidden field
> ??
>
> I have tried setting the hidden field below
>
> <input type="hidden" name="sent" value="yes">
>
> Then using the code below to set a client variable when the form is
> submitted but still no luck!
>
> <cfif isDefined("form.sent")>
>
> <cfset client.localip = #cgi.remote_addr#>
>
> </cfif>
>
> How can I set the client variable to their IP Address when they submit
> the form ???
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 25 July 2005 15:10
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Restricting Access
>
> How are you setting this client variable if the calling page is posting
> to a perl script? I am not sure how this is possible? You would need
> to have form posting to cf page which sets the client var.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Vaughan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 25 July 2005 15:15
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Restricting Access
>
> Still not working very frustrating, can you see from the code why the
> form keeps displaying instead of the STOP message as I have submitted
> the form !
>
> When I run a cfdump var="#client.localip#"> it comes back with an error
> ' Element LOCALIP is undefined in CLIENT. '
>
> <cfif isDefined("client.localip") and client.localip EQ
> #cgi.remote_addr# >
> STOP!
> <cfabort>
> </cfif>
>
>
> <cfif isDefined("form.v4")>
> <cfset client.localip = #cgi.remote_addr#> </cfif>
>
>
>
> <form action="cgi-bin/subqs.pl" method="post" target="_top"> <input
> type="hidden" name=":SURVEY:" value="Questionnaire2"> <input
> type="hidden" name=":EMAIL:" value="[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> <input
> type="hidden" name=":USERID:" value="069/001">
>
> <input type="hidden" name="V4" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="V20"
> value=""> <input type="hidden" name="V21" value="">
>
> </form>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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