Russel-
Thanks a bunch!
This is the type of email I will save, because it is a bit general, so that
I can use it again, and in different apps.
I guess you could call it the steps or logic to go through.
Once again, thanks! :)
Sincerely,
Craig S. Kiessling
http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/stepstoinsanity/index.html
>From: "Russel Madere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Forms+SQL+Params
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:38:21 -0500
>
>Craig,
>
>Here is a quick tip, try to use some more white space (both in your code
>and
>in your email). Both your code and the email were tough for me to read.
>Since I'm on the clock when I check this mailing list, I usually skip
>messages that I find hard to read.
>
>That said, let me see if I can help you out some.
>
>What it looks like you want to do is have a form at the top of the page
>that
>submits to itself and below the form display the resulting guest book
>entries below it. If I'm wrong, tell me. The key to making this work,
>especially if you are new to Cold Fusion, is to liberally use comments to
>describe what the intent of the code is, not what the code is doing. Then
>you can look at the comments and the code and see if they don't match.
>
>Try using this structure:
>
>Set defaults for form variables
>
>Was this a form submission? (Use a hidden field that has a CFPARAM to FALSE
>but a submitted value of TRUE)
> Yes - Insert data into database
>
>Display for header
>Display form hidden fields
>Display guestbook fields
>Display form footer and buttons
>
>Get the Guest book entries
>
>Display the guestbook entries
>
>
>
>Let me know if you have some questions.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Craig Kiessling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:39 AM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: Forms+SQL+Params
> >
> >
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > I am fairly new in the CF arena, and am in need of some simple help
>here.
> > I have an Access database (pretty small), and a form on a
> > template, to add
> > an entry into a "Guestbook."
> > I would like for the database to updated with the new
> > information, then the
> > form is submitted and takes them to the "View the Guestbook" page, which
> > should now show their new entry.
> > Any help would be surely appreciated!
> > Sincerely,
> > Craig S. Kiessling ----------->Code Below
> > I am doing something wrong, but can not figure out what. Here is what I
> > have:
> > [snip]
>
>
>
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