Andrew, Looks like I mis-read your last post. You're right. Client-side validation would be a bad thing. I've always liked CF's native server-side validation, although a lot of people dislike it. You'd have to write the messages carefully, keeping in mind the confusion factor. If there were a lot of required fields I'd drop this idea entirely and go with Choice B from the original poster's question, validating as I go along.
--Matt Robertson-- MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:03 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: multi-page forms Matt, I am not sure where you got the back button from, I never mentioned it. All I am saying is that if you are going to use an anchor to go to the next section, why not just use one form? -----Original Message----- From: Matt Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2002 6:42 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: multi-page forms Andrew, The problem you describe with multiple BACKs doesn't happen, actually. The browser is not using CGI.HTTP_Referer to do its BACK work. It has its own internal mechanism that's smarter. I built this page to show that designer how he'd screwed up the image sizes. I found it still sitting on the server at http://lelandwest.com/testing/hopper.cfm Go ahead and input something at Top, and steps 1-6. Then press your BACK button at the end of the process. In IE 6, and NN 6.1 and 4.7x on my dev box it properly steps back one stage at a time, regardless of the fact that its stepping back inside the same template. If the decision were left up to me, I'd do one form; but that wasn't the original poster's question. He just wanted to break up his simple-yet-long form. No special processing in the middle. Just a long form. There's a way to do that without any special coding while delivering largely the same user experience. It won't win you any coding elegance awards, but it does the job as far as I can see. --Matt Robertson-- MSB Designs, Inc. http://mysecretbase.com ______________________________________________________________________ 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/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
