On 9/21/06, Richard White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > thanks for your reply. > > if an action page is used to only store data in the database - say for > example the user has just clicked a save button - and you want the user to > stay on the same page, does this mean that in the action page i: store the > data, then code the action page to go back to the page the user was just > working on (the page they pressed the save button). > > purely for aesthetics i would like the window to appear as if it has not > reloaded - as of course if the action page is called and then it processes > the information and sends the user back to the same page it would look like > the page has refreshed after them clicking save.
Well, from a usability perspective, you'd probably not want the page to remain totally unchanged. you'd probably like to give your user some indication that the database insert/update/delete occurred successfully. But yes, you can easily do your database call on the action page, then re-display the form either via a <cfinclude> or a <cflocation>. What it sounds like you're going for (the whole "no refreshing of the page") would be an AJAX call. I haven't really played around much with AJAX (other than looking a little into Spry), but others on the list can certainly help you out there. -- Charlie Griefer ================================================ "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:253757 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
