Unless XML/XSLT are options... Then you can write "live" to the db on a per-field basis...so it's not entirely impossible, just complex.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Scandale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 12:58 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: temp variable storage? > > > No, no and no. > > MUST STORE form.variable data while user navigates 6 other > forms... Then the form.variable data has value and can be > written to the database tables in the way described by the > user when they navigate the next six pages. > > Until they navigate it is IMPOSSIBLE to write the data. > > thanks, > Brian > > At 01:52 PM 11/23/02, you wrote: > >I would simply have the record created on the first form - then run a > >sql update query on the other forms. > >if you store temporarily - someone may give up and you loose all > >information is someone kills browser - or you have to take > extra steps > >to write cookies or secure your temp info- by writing to db > each step > >you;ll probably save alot of time for yourself > >jay > > > >Ken Wilson wrote: > > > >>What dictates that the first form can't be written to the > DB as soon > >>as they submit it? > >> > >>Ken > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Brian Scandale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 1:02 PM > >>To: CF-Talk > >>Subject: temp variable storage? > >> > >> > >>I have a large form (around 100 text boxes and check boxes > etc...). > >>Once the user submits it they still need to navigate about 6 more > >>forms before the data can be written to a database. > >> > >>How do I go about storing the form data temporarily until I > can write > >>it to disk? I suspect there are more than one ways that you all are > >>doing this. > >> > >>Thanks for a few clues. > >> > >>Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
