Probably not as graceful as the ajax approach but it will get the job done. Dusty
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Howard Sent: 03/20/2008 1:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] looking for opinions on duplicate form submissions Funny, this is exactly what I said I might do while I was just at lunch. The "wizard" version of the form where the duplicate check happens right before the file upload. I was still in the middle of weighing the pros and cons eating my sandwhich and decided to check here to see if any new ideas were posted. btw, thanks everyone for you help/suggestions. On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Dusty Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you don't have time to learn ajax why not split it into several screens: Screen 1 User fills out form clicks "Continue >>" instead of submit. Don't upload any file on this screen though Put the form data into a session var and check the db for dups. Screen 2 Present duplicate message .... offer to "continue >>" or "cancel" instead of the save option. Screen 3 File uploader. Screen 4 Thank you ... bla bla ... complete ... Now if you check the db and no possible duplicates then skip screen 2. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Howard Sent: 03/20/2008 11:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] looking for opinions on duplicate form submissions This is an internal application and js is enabled on all machines and everyone MUST use IE here. The issue here is that the user must be the one to decide if it is a duplicate. I'm merely notifying the user that there is a submission already that looks identical to what they submitted. Then it's up to the user to decide if they're duplicating the work of someone else or their own. So I have to query the db and display to the end user which form(s) already exist that contain the same data as theirs does and request that they review and then 'save' or 'cancel'. Is this something best suited for Ajax or is there an equally as efficient way to accomplish this without the use of Ajax? ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor - Figleaf <http://www.figleaf.com/> Software To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform <http://www.acfug.org/?fa=login.edituserform> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor - Figleaf <http://www.figleaf.com/> Software To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform <http://www.acfug.org/?fa=login.edituserform> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com/> ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software <http://www.figleaf.com> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Sponsor FigLeaf Software - http://www.figleaf.com To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
