That's what I was afraid of. Thanks.
________________________________ Gary L. Alford Adjunct Professor, Dallas Baptist University (817) 261-6238 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Woodward Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Scratching my head... Unfortunately it's going to take a bit of work on your part to get the form data to be retained. Usually what happens in situations like this is if the data you get from the user isn't good for one reason or another, you'll route them back to the form page yourself. That way you have control over things like using session variables or hidden form fields and you can repopulate the form. If you take them to a confirmation page of some sort and say "oops--something's wrong-- please hit back and try again" then you're dead in the water because you lose control of things. Hope that makes sense! Matt On May 18, 2005, at 5:16 PM, Gary L. Alford wrote: > You are correct in all your assumptions. I changed the friendly HTTP > errors based on your response yesterday. That fixed that problem. > > As far has hitting the back button, I am using it in my development > phase. > If the data doesn't process correctly, I alter the code and either > refresh > the code or press the back button to perform some other action. > Also, if > some bonehead can't seem to enter the information in correctly, at > times, I provide a warning to press the back button and try again. > Most of these situations I have covered with <cfinput...required="Yes" > tags and JavaScript validation tags. However, there are a few > instances where it was much easier to have the user press their back > button than try to code all the variations in the JavaScript. > > > ________________________________ > > Gary L. Alford > Adjunct Professor, Dallas Baptist University > (817) 261-6238 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Matthew Woodward > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Scratching my head... > > The "friendly http error" stuff doesn't have anything to do with the > loss of form data. > > Unfortunately you have to handle the retention of the form data > yourself, either through session variables or hidden form fields that > get posted back to the original form. (I think there's something new > in CFMX 7 that does auto-retention but I haven't looked into it.) > Also, if you're talking about autocomplete in the *browser*, that has > nothing to do with CF either. The way that stuff usually works is if > it recognizes a standard form field name like "email" it will populate > that field with an email address that it has stored. > > So you're actually asking multiple questions: > 1. AutoComplete: nothing to do with CF--check your form field names > and mess with those to see if that helps. > > 2. Retaining Form Data: you have to handle this yourself, and even if > you try, if they literally hit the back button in the browser, then > it's a crap shoot depending on their browser settings. I guess the > other question I would have is why you'd have to hit the back button > after you submit the form? > > 3. Friendly HTTP Errors--that had to do with something different that > you asked yesterday if I remember correctly. > > Matt > > On May 18, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Gary L. Alford wrote: > > >> CFMX 6.1 Server / Administrator >> Development server running on IIS (locally) Windows 2000 Server-based >> system Internet Explorer version 6.0.2800 >> >> On some form pages, the information I populate into the form is >> retained and provides me with AutoComplete options for other >> submittals of the same form (this is a good thing). However, other >> form pages, more complex, will not retain my form variables for >> AutoComplete options. Also, when I submit the form to the action >> page and then click my back button, the form fields do not >> automatically repopulate themselves with the information just >> submitted. >> I have to fill out the entire form again - quite frustrating. >> >> Does anyone know of a setting somewhere that I'm missing? I have >> made sure that "Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages" is turned off in >> the Internet Options. >> >> Please advise. >> >> _____ >> >> Gary L. 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