Option B baby. Just lock 'em. Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cornillon, Matthieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 5:49 PM Subject: multi-page forms > Hi. I am building a login/registration system for the Intranet site that I > manage. In order to collect user data from new users, I am creating a > multi-page form. I am breaking into multiple pages to make it less > overwhelming for the user. But this introduces the issue of passing > variables from page to page. I see several options open to me, but I was > wondering whether there were any thoughts out there (I'm sure there are > plenty!) as to which is the best option, what pitfalls may exist, etc. What > most concerns me is the likely-to-be-very-common occurrence of users backing > up through the process to revise data. I am concerned that it will be a > major headache to keep track of things when there are so many options for > how the user might get to each page (e.g., "got to page 2 by submitting page > 1" or "got to page 2 by clicking back button on page 3", etc.) > > The options I see: > > A) Pass all variables through forms from page to page, using hidden > variables on page 2 to pass the variables from page 1, etc. Variables from > each page would be validated as the first step of the next page. At the end > of the multi-page form, all of these accumulated variables are written to > the SQL database. > > B) Each page's submit button sends the form to an action page which > validates the data, puts it in session variables, and sends the user on to > the next page. At the end of the multi-page form, the values of the session > variables are passed to the database. > > C) Like option B, but variables are written to temporary SQL table record > instead of to temporary session variable. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
