Anomalie with session variables

[AlpineKJB]

PageA:

Comment = session.contents.item("Comment&quot
%>

<form name=&quot;myform&quot; action=&quot;PageB&quot;
<TEXTAREA name=&quot;Comment&quot;><%=Comment%></TEXTAREA>


PageB:

session.contents.item(&quot;Comment&quot = request.form(&quot;Comment&quot

The user enters a comment and clicks submit. On PageB, the comment is assigned to a session variable. The user cancels and returns to pageA. The session variable (which now has the origin comment) is captured and reassigned to the forms textbox so that the visitor does not have to retype it.

HOWEVER, the above (PageA) does not work. The comment is not reassigned. That is... unless I access the variable &quot;Comment&quot; prior to the form:


PageA:

Comment = session.contents.item(&quot;Comment&quot
If Comment = &quot;&quot; then
'do absolutely nothing
End If
%>

When I add the If statement, everything starts working. A really wacko anomalie. Has anyone encountered this before? Can it be explained or is it a bug with ASP?

-KJB

 

[htin11]

Hi KJB

Try it this way...after you write out the error on PageA clear the Session variable...because if you call it on other pages, all the Session variable will be still all in there..i found it doing this way a lot better...

PageA:

<form name=&quot;myform&quot; action=&quot;PageB&quot;
<TEXTAREA name=&quot;Comment&quot;><%
Response.Write(Session(&quot;Comment&quot)
Session(&quot;Comment&quot = &quot;&quot;%></TEXTAREA>


PageB:

Session(&quot;Comment&quot = Request.Form(&quot;Comment&quot

hope this helps...

hui