if you're storing data in the database, you still need to go back to the server. so you need an action page (unless you go some AJAX route, i suppose). Whether or not the action page displays anything is another matter...but you'd still need an action page.
On 9/21/06, Richard White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, just a quick question about good practise. I was wondering whether it was > always good practise for every form to have an action page, even if it is > simply to store data in a database, even if you can do an onclick event on > the cfinclude button type. > > This is the way that the coldfusion developers manual teaches you but i dont > always see the benefit unless the action page is going to be a new page that > is being displayed and is using the data submitted from the previous page. > > Thanks for any advice > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:253752 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

