heh Glad I could help. :) Trust me, I've been where you are now. Even with something as easy as ColdFusion sometimes the learning curve can be frustrating.
> You are right. cfinclude can be used in the processing > page to automatically redirect to the department homepage, > instead of having the user "click here to login". > A side note - It sure seems that the problem gets figured > out right away after I ask for help. > it's as if I was using 5 steps to accomplish 1! > Thanks again, > Micky >>From: "S.Isaac Dealey" >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Login form directs the user to their >>appropriate department homepage. >>Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 16:59:32 -0600 >> >>I'm confused... If you can use in the onrequestend.cfm >>template to push the user on to the desired target page, >>why can't you >>use further up in the action page? I would think you >>would just replace the link that says "login successful, >>please click >>here to go to your department's homepage" with a >>cflocation tag that >>points to the same page as the link. What am I missing? >> >>As an example, my default login module (an onTap framework >>project) >>traps users who aren't logged in in the >>application/htmlhead stage of >>a request, sets a cookie pointing to the requested page, >>then forwards >>them to the login page. If the cookie is set when they log >>in, it >>forwards them to the page they requested, otherwise it >>forwards them >>on to the default login page. It wouldn't be difficult to >>add in a >>small directive that allows a user to select where they'd >>like to go >>when they log in from a drop down -- and the redirection >>would still >>occur in the body of the login request where it does now. >> >> >>s. isaac dealey 214.823.9345 >> >>new epoch : isn't it time for a change? >> >>add features without fixtures with >>the onTap open source framework >>http://www.turnkey.to/ontap >> >> >> > Hi, >> > I have a login form with a username/password field and >> > a >> > department drop-down menu. >> >> > Goal - After they click login, they are directed the >> > department home page that they chose in the ddDeptName >> > drop-down list (ex: /dept/accounting/index.cfm) >> >> > My form action="/dept/#FORM.ddDeptName#/index.cfm" - >> > where >> > ddDeptName is the name of the dept drop-down menu. >> >> > I know that I can accomplish this by using a processing >> > page before sending the user to their department >> > homepage. >> > This page receives the form variables, check >> > them to the database and states "login >> > successful, please click here to go to your >> > department's homepage". >> >> > Question: >> > How would I do this without a processing page? >> >> > One possible solution?: >> > Use a dummy page on action= (action="dummy.cfm") >> > Intercept the process in the OnRequestEnd.cfm file >> > Put the username/password verification code into >> > OnRequestEnd.cfm and upon successful account >> > validation, >> > redirect the user to their department's home page using >> > >> >> > Thanks, >> > Micky >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > --- >> > ---------------------- >> > Create a Job Alert on MSN Careers and enter for a >> > chance >> > to win $1000! >> >> >>----------------------------------------------- >>To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To unsubscribe: >> Send UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To subscribe / unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org >> > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------- > Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee when you > click here. s. isaac dealey 214.823.9345 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.turnkey.to/ontap ----------------------------------------------- To post, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: Send UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe / unsubscribe: http://www.dfwcfug.org
