For validation purposes I always like to print the Form within the script that is doing the validation. It solves a lot of problems. As for coming back to the Form at a later date the method is going to depend on how long you want to keep the data. A Session will only last as long as the client is active. A Cookie can last a lot longer but they can always be deleted and many users turn them off until they absolutely need them. You might consider a Login/Password system and store the user preferences in a database for the most flexibility and control.
To store the $_POST vars in a the active session using strict methods you can do something like this: foreach ($_POST as $key => $val) { $_SESSION[$key] = $val; } -Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fernando M. Maresca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:36 PM Subject: [PHP] data verification trough _POST arrays > hello everyone, > first, is there a way of reloading a FORM with the data that the user > have typed, after the action="validation.php" has been determined that > some fields nedd to be reloaded? On other words, the user has no need to > refill the entire form. Is a cookie needed? > second one, what is the correct method for save _POST in _SESSION > variables, so the values can be preserved for later retrieval? > > Excuse me for my english, thanks > > -- > Fernando M. Maresca > > Monitoring Station S.A. > 48 nš 812 La Plata (B1900AHN) BA - ARG > Tel/Fax: (54) 221 425-3355 > ICQ: 101304086 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php