Entering prefilled information using Fusebox

[iao]

I have a form where I run a lot of error checking. If, when pressing submit, the user recieves an error, I would like to redraw all of the entered values on the form, without forcing the user to retype in the values over again.

On my form, I create an array of default values upon entry. Then, if the user selects a specific value from a drop down list, I remove the default values and insert the values from the selected item.

Here is my problem. I am using Fusebox, and I am passing my variables through the URL method. So, for instance, if an error occurs, I would use something like the following:

<CFLOCATION URL=&quot;index.cfm?fuseaction=Project&Error=Please type in a name.&quot;>

This works well. But, if I want to display all the values entered by the user when an error occurs. I don't know the correct way in doing so. The only way I know how would be to do something like:

<CFSET ErrorName = #attributes.name#>
<CFSET ErrorID = #attributes.ID#>
<CFSET ErrorPhone = #attributes.phone#>

Then, on my display page, if an error occurs, the value of the text box would be those above values. The problem with this is that my URL varialbe would get a bit long (I would have 10 variables in the URL string so it would be 3 or 4 lines long). This just doesn't seem like it would be the right way to do it.

Any ideas?

 

[tleish]

I try to avoid <CFLOCATION> when trying to validate forms. Here's a basic example of something I would do when trying to validate a form.

[COLOR=666666]<!--- index.cfm (fusebox file) --->[/color]
<CFSWITCH EXPRESSION=&quot;#ATTRIBUTES.fusebox#&quot;>
[COLOR=666666]<!--- Validate form --->[/color]
<CFCASE VALUE=&quot;validate&quot;>
<CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE=&quot;act_validate.cfm&quot;
</CFCASE>

[COLOR=666666]<!--- Submit form --->[/color]
<CFCASE VALUE=&quot;submit&quot;>
<CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE=&quot;act_submit.cfm&quot;>
<CFLOCATION URL=&quot;index.cfm?fuseaction=success&quot;>
</CFCASE>

[COLOR=666666]<!--- Display Success page --->[/color]
<CFCASE VALUE=&quot;success&quot;>
<CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE=&quot;dsp_success.cfm&quot;>
</CFCASE>

[COLOR=666666]<!--- Display default form --->[/color]
<CFDEFAULTCASE>
<CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE=&quot;dsp_form.cfm&quot;
</CFDEFAULTCASE>

</CFSWITCH>

[COLOR=666666]<!--- dsp_form.cfm --->[/color]
[COLOR=000080][COLOR=CC3300]<FORM ACTION=&quot;index.cfm?fusebox=validate&quot; METHOD=&quot;post&quot;>[/color][/color]


[COLOR=666666]<!--- act_validate.cfm --->[/color]
[COLOR=000080]<VALIDATE CODE>[/color]

<CFIF CODE IS &quot;valid&quot;>
[COLOR=666666]<!--- Reset fusebox variable to submit the form --->[/color]
<CFSET ATTRIBUTES.fusebox = &quot;submit&quot;>
[COLOR=666666]<!--- Re-include fusebox file --->[/color]
<CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE=&quot;index.cfm&quot;>
<CFELSE>
[COLOR=666666]<!--- Reset fusebox variable to re-include the form page --->[/color]
<CFSET ATTRIBUTES.fusebox = &quot;&quot;>
[COLOR=666666]<!--- Re-include fusebox file --->[/color]
<CFINCLUDE TEMPLATE=&quot;index.cfm&quot;>
</CFIF> - tleish