Hi Robert, When METHOD=GET is used in an HTML form, like in your first example, all the FORM element names and values (such as your hidden fields) are automatically concatenated to the value of the ACTION attribute. This then appears in the address bar of your browser.
BUT....if the ACTION attribute already contains other search arguments (such as <@USERREFERENCEARGUMENT>), then they are sometimes replaced by the concatenated FORM elements. This is a classic pain-in-the-*** issue. Your <@USERREFERENCEARGUMENT> is being removed which can cause you to loose Session state. In the first FORM example, just replace METHOD=GET with METHOD=POST and it should work. But of course, that doesn't explain your second or third example, or why your Session-cookie didn't pickup the slack. Are Session-cookies disabled deliberately in your browser? If so, then checking things like <@USERREFERENCEARGUMENT> for all your links will be necessary. This includes the TAF files before your actual delete request. Also, checking the value of your USERKEY setting in witango.ini could be important too. If Session-cookies are supposed to be working, then something strange is certainly happening. Have you tried seeing what's being passed back and forth with an HTTP Sniffer of some kind? This will show you exactly the values are being sent to the Server (both session-cookies and GET and POST arguments). I recommend www.httpsniffer.com Hope this helps. Cheers.... Scott Cadillac, Witango.org - http://witango.org 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Information for the Witango Developer Community --------------------- XML-Extranet - http://xml-extra.net 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Well-formed Development (for hire) --------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Robert Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Witango-Talk: Loss of Session State Issues. I have been having some problems for a while with some admin pages that require a login, so session state is paramount. If I use the standard code Witango uses for deleting a record, most of the time, state is lost: <FORM METHOD=GET ACTION="<@APPFILE>?<@userreferenceargument>"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="_function" VALUE="delete"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="CommonlabSchedule_uid1" VALUE="<@COLUMN "Common.epxLessonSched.rowid">"> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Delete"> </FORM> I have also tried these variations: <FORM METHOD=GET ACTION="<@APPFILE>"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="_function" VALUE="delete"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="CommonlabSchedule_uid1" VALUE="<@COLUMN "Common.epxLessonSched.rowid">"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="_userReference" VALUE="<@UserReference>"> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Delete"> </FORM> <FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="<@APPFILE>"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="_function" VALUE="delete"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="CommonlabSchedule_uid1" VALUE="<@COLUMN "Common.epxLessonSched.rowid">"> <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="_userReference" VALUE="<@UserReference>"> <INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Delete"> </FORM> However, if I use this code, I never lose state: <p><a href="<@appfile>?_function=delete&CommonlabSchedule_uid1=<@COLUMN "Common.epxLessonSched.rowid">&<@userreferenceargument>">Delete this Record</p> Anyone else having these issues, or have any ideas? -- Robert Garcia President - BigHead Technology CTO - eventpix.com 2781 N Carlmont Pl Simi Valley, Ca 93065 ph: 805.522.8577 - cell: 805.501.1390 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ - http://theradmac.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
