Just use wddx to serialize the form scope to a variable. Then, use a hidden field to store the value of the wddx packet.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Scandale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 11:58 AM > 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
