how to retain the information in a particular page?

[Phylis]

..After the user fills information in the 1st form, it is submitted to the 2nd form. In the 2nd form, the user is required to check certain number of checkboxes. If the number of checkbox exit the limit, error msg is prompted. The 2nd form's content is based on the 1st form input and is retrived form the db. How can I retain the information in this second form?(the 2nd form is initially blank)...Pls help..

 

[unicorn11]

Use hidden variables

ie [tt]<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; value=&quot;<%Response.Form(&quot;the name of the variable
you want to store&quot%>&quot;></input>[/tt]

then they get stored andwhen the form is submited again these will also go with the form again

regards :

Unicorn11
abhishek@tripmedia.com

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[culshaja]

Why not jsut use session variables to store them? Thatv way you don't need to resubmit data!

Session("var1") = Request.Form("myfield")

James James Culshaw
jculshaw@active-data-solutions.co.uk

http://www.active-data-solutions.co.uk

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[unicorn11]

the problem in doing so is that then u have to later on remove all the data that u have stored in these sessions

so i think it is not such a goo idea

regards : Unicorn11
abhishek@tripmedia.com

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[culshaja]

As soon as the user leaves the site (or rather 20 minutes after) the data goes. Also the data is particular to each user so its not as though you have to blank the session variables unless its for memory release reasons.

James James Culshaw
jculshaw@active-data-solutions.co.uk

http://www.active-data-solutions.co.uk

http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=193305