Passing Variables back and forth for error checking

[brimike]

Hello,
I am having a problem passing avriables that are already in the form to the handler. Once I submit I lose the entire query string and the fields that were populated with user input are also lost. I was able to pass data to the form however when you submit the form leaving a field empty the error comes out fine but the string is gone as well as any user data that was entered.



The Form--------------
<%@ Language=VBScript %>

<%
Option Explicit
%>
<%

dim strErrText, strAction, varMessage, varAssociate, varAgentEmail, varMessage2, varMessage3, AgentEmail, varMLS, strName


'--------------
strAction = Request.QueryString("action")
AgentEmail = Request.QueryString("AgentEmail")
Select Case strAction

Case "err1"
strErrText = "<span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;color: red; font-weight: bold;'>Error: Please enter your First Name.</span>"
Case "err2"
strErrText = strErrText & "<span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;color: red; font-weight: bold;'>Error: Please enter your Last Name.</span>"
Case "err3"
strErrText = strErrText & "<span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;color: red; font-weight: bold;'>Error: Please enter your e-mail address.</span>"
Case "err4"
strErrText = strErrText & "<span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;color: red; font-weight: bold;'>Error: Please enter your Zip Code.</span>"
Case "err5"
strErrText = strErrText & "<span style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px;color: red; font-weight: bold;'>Error: Please enter your City.</span>"

End Select
%>

<%
if strAction > "" then
response.write strErrText
end if
%>
<%
varMLS = request("mls")
If varMLS <> "" Then
varMessage ="Please send more information on property " & varMLS
End If
%>
<%
varAssociate = request("Associate")
If varAssociate <> "" Then
varMessage2 ="" & varAssociate
End If
%>


<%
AgentEmail = request("AgentEmail")
If AgentEmail <> "" Then
varMessage2 ="" & AgentEmail
End If
%>


</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="743" valign="top">
<form name="form1" method="post" action="send_it_test1.asp">

<div align="right"> <strong><font color="#CC0000" size="4">
</font></strong><font color="#990000" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong></strong></font>
<table width="106%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="2">
<tr class="devTXT">
<td width="13%"><div align="right" class="smclientfont">First
Name: </div></td>
<td width="37%" colspan="2"> <div align="left">
<input name="firstname" type="text" class="formfield" value="<% =strName %>">

<font color="#CC0000" size="4"><strong>*</strong></font></div></td>
<td width="12%"><div class="frontface">
<div align="right" class="smclientfont">Last
Name:</div>
</div></td>
<td width="38%"> <div align="left">
<input name="lastname" type="text" class="formfield" value="">
<font color="#CC0000" size="4"><strong>*</strong></font></div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right">Company:</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><input name="company" type="text" class="formfield" value=""></td>
<td><div align="right">eMail:</div></td>
<td><input name="email" type="text" class="formfield" value="">
<font color="#CC0000" size="4"><strong>*</strong></font></td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right" class="smclientfont">Position:</div></td>
<td colspan="2"> <div align="left">
<input name="position" type="text" class="formfield" value="">
</div></td>
<td><div class="frontface">
<div align="right" class="smclientfont">State<font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial">:</font></font></font></div>
</div></td>
<td align="left"> <div align="left"> <font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial">
<input name="state" type="text" class="formfield" value="">
</font></font></font></span></font><font color="#CC0000" size="4"></font></div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right">Street:</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><input name="street" type="text" class="formfield" value=""></td>
<td><div align="right"><span class="smclientfont">Zip:</span></div></td>
<td><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial">
<input name="zip" type="text" class="formfield" value="" size="8" maxlength="8">
</font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font><span style="font-size: large"><font face="arial"> <font face="arial"><font color="#CC0000"><strong>*</strong></font></font></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div class="smclientfont">
<div align="right">City:</div>
</div></td>
<td colspan="2"><input name="city" type="text" class="formfield" value="">
<font color="#CC0000" size="4"><strong>*</strong></font> </td>
<td><div align="right" class="smclientfont"><font size="-1" face="arial"></font></div></td>
<td align="left"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial">
</font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></font></font></span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div class="frontface">
<div align="right" class="smclientfont">Country:</div>
</div></td>
<td colspan="2"> <div align="left"> <span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"></span>
<input type=hidden name="country" value="">
<select name="country" class="devTXT">
<option value="United States / Canada"selected>United
States / Canada</option>
<option value="Afgha">Afghanistan</option>
<option value="Albania">Albania</option>
<option value="Algeria">Algeria</option>
<option value="American Samoa">American Samoa</option>
<option value="Andorra">Andorra</option>
<option value="Angola">Angola</option>
<option value="Antarctica">Antarctica / Norfolk
Island</option>
<option value="Antigua">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
<option value="Argentina">Argentina</option>
<option value="Armenia">Armenia</option>
<option value="Aruba">Aruba</option>
<option value="Ascension">Ascension Island</option>
<option value="Australia">Australia</option>
<option value="Austria">Austria</option>
<option value="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</option>
<option value="Bahrain">Bahrain</option>
<option value="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</option>
<option value="Belarus">Belarus</option>
<option value="Belgium">Belgium</option>
<option value="Belize">Belize</option>
<option value="Benin">Benin</option>
<option value="Bhutan">Bhutan</option>
<option value="Bolivia">Bolivia</option>
<option value="Bosnia">Bosnia &amp; Herzogovina</option>
<option value="Botswana">Botswana</option>
<option value="Brazil">Brazil</option>
<option value="Brunei">Brunei</option>
<option value="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</option>
<option value="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</option>
<option value="Burundi">Burundi</option>
<option value="Cambodia">Cambodia</option>
<option value="Cameroon">Cameroon</option>
<option value="Cape Verde Islands">Cape Verde
Islands</option>
<option value="236">Central African Republic</option>
<option value="235">Chad</option>
<option value="56">Chile</option>
<option value="86">China (PRC)</option>
<option value="57">Colombia</option>
<option value="269">Comoros / Mayotte Island</option>
<option value="242">Congo</option>
<option value="243">Congo, Dem. Rep. of (former
Zaire)</option>
<option value="Cook">Cook Islands</option>
<option value="506">Costa Rica</option>
<option value="385">Croatia</option>
<option value="53">Cuba</option>
<option value="357">Cyprus</option>
<option value="420">Czech Republic</option>
<option value="45">Denmark</option>
<option value="246">Diego Garcia</option>
<option value="253">Djibouti</option>
<option value="670">East Timor</option>
<option value="593">Ecuador</option>
<option value="20">Egypt</option>
<option value="503">El Salvador</option>
<option value="240">Equatorial Guinea</option>
<option value="291">Eritrea</option>
<option value="372">Estonia</option>
<option value="251">Ethiopia</option>
<option value="298">Faeroe Islands</option>
<option value="500">Falkland Islands</option>
<option value="679">Fiji Islands</option>
<option value="358">Finland</option>
<option value="33">France</option>
<option value="594">French Guiana</option>
<option value="689">French Polynesia</option>
<option value="241">Gabon</option>
<option value="220">Gambia</option>
<option value="995">Georgia</option>
<option value="49">Germany</option>
<option value="233">Ghana</option>
<option value="350">Gibraltar</option>
<option value="30">Greece</option>
<option value="299">Greenland</option>
<option value="590">Guadeloupe</option>
<option value="502">Guatemala</option>
<option value="224">Guinea (PRP)</option>
<option value="245">Guinea-Bissau</option>
<option value="592">Guyana</option>
<option value="509">Haiti</option>
<option value="504">Honduras</option>
<option value="852">Hong Kong</option>
<option value="36">Hungary</option>
<option value="354">Iceland</option>
<option value="91">India</option>
<option value="62">Indonesia</option>
<option value="98">Iran</option>
<option value="964">Iraq</option>
<option value="353">Ireland</option>
<option value="972">Israel</option>
<option value="39">Italy</option>
<option value="225">Ivory Coast (C&ocirc;te
d`Ivoire)</option>
<option value="81">Japan</option>
<option value="962">Jordan</option>
<option value="254">Kenya</option>
<option value="686">Kiribati</option>
<option value="850">Korea (North)</option>
<option value="82">Korea (South)</option>
<option value="965">Kuwait</option>
<option value="996">Kyrgyz Republic</option>
<option value="856">Laos</option>
<option value="371">Latvia</option>
<option value="961">Lebanon</option>
<option value="266">Lesotho</option>
<option value="231">Liberia</option>
<option value="218">Libya</option>
<option value="423">Liechtenstein</option>
<option value="370">Lithuania</option>
<option value="352">Luxembourg</option>
<option value="853">Macau</option>
<option value="389">Macedonia</option>
<option value="261">Madagascar</option>
<option value="265">Malawi</option>
<option value="60">Malaysia</option>
<option value="960">Maldives</option>
<option value="223">Mali Republic</option>
<option value="356">Malta</option>
<option value="692">Marshall Islands</option>
<option value="596">Martinique / French Antilles</option>
<option value="222">Mauritania</option>
<option value="230">Mauritius</option>
<option value="52">Mexico</option>
<option value="691">Micronesia (Federal States
of)</option>
<option value="808">Midway Island / Wake Island</option>
<option value="373">Moldova</option>
<option value="377">Monaco</option>
<option value="976">Mongolia</option>
<option value="212">Morocco</option>
<option value="258">Mozambique</option>
<option value="95">Myanmar</option>
<option value="264">Namibia</option>
<option value="674">Nauru</option>
<option value="977">Nepal</option>
<option value="31">Netherlands</option>
<option value="599">Netherlands Antilles /
Cura&ccedil;ao</option>
<option value="687">New Caledonia</option>
<option value="64">New Zealand</option>
<option value="505">Nicaragua</option>
<option value="227">Niger</option>
<option value="234">Nigeria</option>
<option value="683">Niue</option>
<option value="47">Norway</option>
<option value="968">Oman</option>
<option value="92">Pakistan</option>
<option value="680">Palau</option>
<option value="970">Palestine</option>
<option value="507">Panama</option>
<option value="675">Papua New Guinea</option>
<option value="595">Paraguay</option>
<option value="51">Peru</option>
<option value="63">Philippines</option>
<option value="48">Poland</option>
<option value="351">Portugal</option>
<option value="974">Qatar</option>
<option value="262">R&eacute;union Island</option>
<option value="40">Romania</option>
<option value="7">Russian Federation</option>
<option value="250">Rwanda</option>
<option value="869">Saint Kitts and Nevis</option>
<option value="378">San Marino</option>
<option value="239">S&atilde;o Tom&eacute; and
Principe</option>
<option value="966">Saudi Arabia</option>
<option value="221">Senegal</option>
<option value="248">Seychelles Islands</option>
<option value="232">Sierra Leone</option>
<option value="65">Singapore</option>
<option value="421">Slovak Republic</option>
<option value="386">Slovenia</option>
<option value="677">Solomon Islands</option>
<option value="252">Somalia</option>
<option value="27">South Africa</option>
<option value="34">Spain</option>
<option value="94">Sri Lanka</option>
<option value="290">St. Helena</option>
<option value="508">St. Pierre / Miquelon</option>
<option value="249">Sudan</option>
<option value="597">Suriname</option>
<option value="268">Swaziland</option>
<option value="46">Sweden</option>
<option value="41">Switzerland</option>
<option value="963">Syria</option>
<option value="886">Taiwan</option>
<option value="992">Tajikistan</option>
<option value="255">Tanzania</option>
<option value="66">Thailand</option>
<option value="228">Togo</option>
<option value="690">Tokelau</option>
<option value="676">Tonga Islands</option>
<option value="216">Tunisia</option>
<option value="90">Turkey</option>
<option value="993">Turkmenistan</option>
<option value="688">Tuvalu</option>
<option value="256">Uganda</option>
<option value="Ukraine">Ukraine</option>
<option value="971">United Arab Emirates</option>
<option value="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</option>
<option value="United States / Canada">United
States / Canada</option>
<option value="0">Unknown</option>
<option value="598">Uruguay</option>
<option value="998">Uzbekistan</option>
<option value="678">Vanuatu</option>
<option value="58">Venezuela</option>
<option value="84">Vietnam</option>
<option value="681">Wallis and Futuna Islands</option>
<option value="685">Western Samoa</option>
<option value="967">Yemen</option>
<option value="381">Yugoslavia</option>
<option value="260">Zambia</option>
<option value="263">Zimbabwe</option>
</select>
</font></span></div></td>
<td><div align="center"></div></td>
<td><div align="left"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><span class="frontface"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial">
</font></font></font></span> </font></font></font></span>
</font></div></td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right" class="smclientfont">Phone:</div></td>
<td colspan="2">(
<input name="areacode" type="text" class="formfield" value="" size="3" maxlength="3">
)
<input name="phone" type="text" class="formfield" value="" size="7" maxlength="7">
<font face="arial">&nbsp; </font> </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>I am interested in the following:</strong></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right" class="smclientfont"></div></td>
<td>Purchasing a Residence: </td>
<td><input name="purchase" type="radio" value="yes" checked>
Yes
<input type="radio" name="purchase" value="no">
No </td>
<td> <font face="arial">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Listing a Property:</td>
<td><input name="list" type="radio" value="yes" checked>
Yes
<input type="radio" name="list" value="no">
No </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Rental information:</td>
<td><input name="rental" type="radio" value="yes" checked>
Yes
<input type="radio" name="rental" value="no">
No</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Commercial Property:</td>
<td><input name="commercial" type="radio" value="yes" checked>
Yes
<input type="radio" name="commercial" value="no">
No</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Our Property Magazine:</td>
<td><input name="mag" type="radio" value="yes" checked>
Yes
<input type="radio" name="mag" value="no">
No</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Our E-newsletter.</td>
<td><input name="newsletter" type="radio" value="yes" checked>
Yes
<input type="radio" name="newsletter" value="no">
No</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Timeframe:</td>
<td><select name="timeframe" class="devTXT" id="timeframe">
<option>3 - 6 months</option>
<option>6 -12 months</option>
<option>1 - 2 Years</option>
</select></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Property Type:</td>
<td><select name="proptype" class="devTXT" id="proptype">
<option>Single Family
<option>Condominium
<option>Investment
</select></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>


<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>MLS Number : </td>
<td><%=varMLS%>
<input name="AgentName" type="hidden" id="AN" value="<%=varAssociate%>">
<input name="AgentEmail" type="hidden" id="Aemail" value="<%=AgentEmail%>">
<input name="varMLS" type="hidden" id="mls" value="<%=varMLS%>"></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>

<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right"></div></td>
<td colspan="2"><label><%=AgentEmail%></label></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td><div align="right">Questions?</div></td>
<td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="2" align="left"> <div align="left">
<textarea name="message" cols="30" rows="6" class="formfield"><%=varMessage%>

</textarea>
</div></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr class="devTXT">
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="2">
<input name="submit" type="submit" class="SearchButtons" style="background-color:#000000 ;font-size: 9pt; color: white; font-weight:bold" value="Submit"></td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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The handler---------------------------
<%@ Language=VBScript %>

<%
Option Explicit
%>
<%
' -----------------------------------------------------
' CDONTS Email send script
' ©

http://www.designplace.org/

' Comments must remain intact for re-use of this code
' -----------------------------------------------------


dim strName, strLName, strCompany, strPosition, strStreet, strCity, strEmail, strState, strZip, optCountry, strArea, strPhone, strMessage, strProp, strList, strRental, strCommercial, strMag, strNewsletter, optTimeframe, optProptype, AgentEmail, AgentName, varMLS, city, zip

strName = Request.Form("firstname") ' holds inputted name
strLName = Request.Form("lastname") ' holds inputted name
strCompany = Request.Form("company") ' holds inputted name
strPosition = Request.Form("position") ' holds inputted name
strStreet = Request.Form("street") ' holds inputted name
strCity = Request.Form("city") ' holds inputted name
strState = Request.Form("state") ' holds inputted name
strZip = Request.Form("zip") ' holds inputted name
optCountry = Request.Form("country").Item ' drop down list selection
strArea = Request.Form("areacode") ' holds inputted name
strPhone = Request.Form("phone") ' holds inputted name
strEmail = Request.Form("email") ' holds inputted email address
strProp = Request.Form("purchase") ' holds inputted message
strList = Request.Form("list") ' holds inputted message
strRental = Request.Form("rental") ' holds inputted message
strCommercial = Request.Form("commercial") ' holds inputted message
strMag = Request.Form("mag") ' holds inputted message
strNewsletter = Request.Form("newsletter") ' holds inputted message
optTimeframe = Request.Form("timeframe").Item ' drop down list selection
optProptype = Request.Form("proptype").Item ' drop down list selection
AgentEmail = Request.Form("AgentEmail") ' holds inputted messageAgentEmail
AgentName = Request.Form("AgentName") ' holds inputted messageAgentName
varMLS = Request.Form("varMLS") ' holds mls
strMessage = Request.Form("message") ' holds inputted message

'-----Check email Validity----------
' -- check all fields for empty values --
' -- remove and add new as required --



if strName = "" then
Response.Redirect "contactus1.asp?action=err1"
else if strLname = "" then
Response.Redirect "contactus1.asp?action=err2&varMLS=""varMLS"
else if strEmail = "" then
Response.Redirect "contactus1.asp?action=err3"
else if zip = "" then
Response.Redirect "contactus1.asp?action=err4"
else if city = "" then
Response.Redirect "contactus1.asp?action=err5"
end if
end if
end if
end if
end if
' -- begin email send process --

dim objMail

Set objMail = CreateObject("CDONTS.NewMail")

' -- email variables --
objMail.To = "909.net"
objMail.Cc = Trim(AgentEmail)
objMail.From = Trim(strEmail)
objMail.Subject = "Feedback "
objMail.BodyFormat = "0" ' HTML format
objMail.Body = "First Name: " & Trim(strName) & vbCrLf _
& "Last Name: " & (strLName) & vbCrLf _
& "Company: " & Trim(strCompany) & vbCrLf _
& "Position: " & Trim(strPosition) & vbCrLf _
& "Street: " & Trim(strStreet) & vbCrLf _
& "City: " & Trim(strCity) & vbCrLf _
& "State: " & Trim(strState) & vbCrLf _
& "Zip: " & Trim(strZip) & vbCrLf _
& "Country: " & Trim(optCountry) & vbCrLf _
& "E-Mail Address: " & Trim(strEmail) & vbCrLf _
& "Area Code: " & Trim(strArea) & vbCrLf _
& "Phone: " & Trim(strPhone) & vbCrLf _
& "Interest in Purchasing Residence: " & Trim(strProp) & vbCrLf _
& "Interest in Listing a Property: " & Trim(strList) & vbCrLf _
& "Interest in Rentals: " & Trim(strRental) & vbCrLf _
& "Interest in Commercial: " & Trim(strCommercial) & vbCrLf _
& "Interest in Magazine: " & Trim(strMag) & vbCrLf _
& "Interest in Newsletter: " & Trim(strNewsletter) & vbCrLf _
& "Timeframe: " & Trim(optTimeframe) & vbCrLf _
& "Property Type: " & Trim(optProptype) & vbCrLf _
& "AgentEmail: " & Trim(AgentEmail) & vbCrLf _
& "AgentName: " & Trim(AgentName) & vbCrLf _
& "MLS Number: " & Trim(varMLS) & vbCrLf _
& "Message: " & Trim(strMessage)

' -- send the email --
objMail.Send

' -- clean up object
Set objMail = Nothing

' -- execute confirmation page
Response.Redirect "thanks3.asp"
%>

 

[Sheco]

A form method of POST puts the elements into the body of the HTTP request rather than in the QueryString.

So, if your form has a textbox element named Foo, and the form method is GET, then you can find the submitted value like this:
MyVal = Request.QueryString("Foo")

But if the form method is POST, you do this:
MyVal = Request.Form("Foo")