Session variable yes you can
->help.asp<-
<html>
<body>
<%if(NOT Session("Error"

= ""

then
Response.Write(Session("Error"

)
end if %>
<form name=test action='test.asp' method=post>
<input type=text name=help>
<input type=submit>
</form>
</body>
</html>
->test.asp<-
<%
help = Request.Form("help"
if (help = ""

then
Session("Error"

= "You have to input something for help"
Response.Redirect("help.asp"

else
Session("FieldHelp"

= help
Response.Redirect("submit.asp"

end if
%>
->submit.asp
<html>
<script>
function submitnow() {
document.submitnow.help.value = <%=Session("FieldHelp"

%>;
document.submitnow.submit;
}
</script>
<body onload=submitnow()>
<form name=submitnow action="suppose to be submitted to?" method=post>
<input type=hidden name=help>
</form>
</body>
</html>
hehe, might have some typo, did this in like 1 or 2 mintues..
hui