CFFORM Workaround to achieve URL variables in a METHOD = "GET" Simulation.
Unfortunately the CFFORM tag does not support the attribute for METHOD. The default
METHOD is POST this email has the information for a workaround if you still want to
use CFFORM without having to use a regular FORM tags and write out all the JavaScript
for field validation.
1. Form page that pass’s all the variables needs to be setup with all the proper
“cfparam" tags for all the fields being used. Data will be sending to an intermediate
conversion template for the POSTED variables.
(A. Sending Template with your CFFORM)
<!--- Note: There are 10 search options available. --->
<!--- 1. ---> <cfparam name="ReqNo" default="">
<!--- 2. ---> <cfparam name="FirstName" default="">
<!--- 3. ---> <cfparam name="LastName" default="">
2. Intermediate Template:
This template needs to capture all the variables and pass them using a CFLOCATION tag
which will automatically pass the variables to the desired location e.g. a dynamic
query search page via the URL. This template doesn’t need anything fancy and at
minimal without error handling the code below will achieve the desired results.
(B. Intermediate Template)
<CFOUTPUT>
<CFLOCATION
URL="ResultSet.cfm?ReqNo=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.ReqNo))#&FirstName=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.FirstName))#&LastName=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.LastName))#&ApplicationType=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.ApplicationType))#&Status=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.Status))#&APPLIED_DATE=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.APPLIED_DATE))#&Desired_Position=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.Desired_Position))#&SalaryExpectedYR=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.SalaryExpectedYR))#&ApplicantStatus=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.ApplicantStatus))#&HR_Results=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.HR_Results))#&UserRights=#TRIM(urlencodedformat(FORM.UserRights))#">
</CFOUTPUT>
3. One modification to the receiving template, at the beginning you may want to
convert your URL to FORM variables if you’re using a dynamic loop to pass those values
to a next template or your test code is just using FORM variables.
(C. Dynamic Query Template)
<!--- Note: There are 10 search options available. --->
<!--- 1. ---> <CFSET FORM.ReqNo = URL.ReqNo>
<!--- 2. ---> <CFSET FORM.FirstName = URL.FirstName>
<!--- 3. ---> <CFSET FORM.LastName = URL.LastName>
4. Why all the trouble you ask? If a dynamic query template is being used to output
items where you may want to have the option to delete or modify an observation of the
output upon that event if you reload the referring page from your action page IE will
prompt the user with a security alert. This is the bypass around this IE bug.
(D. Action Template)
SQL DELETE FROM IMAIL_EMAIL WHERE ID = ‘#FORM.GERRY#’….
<!--- Note: The opener option will refresh the referring pages result set. --->
<script>
opener.location.reload();
</script>
Below is my best try at a visual to this example where “A” is a search CFFORM that
submits to the Intermediate Template “B” which then relocates and coverts the FORM
variables to URL variables to a Dynamic Query Template “C.” Then if the user selects a
action page to e.g. delete or modify you then open a new window and run your Action
Template “D” which then refresh “C.”
Framed Page Setup
************
* A | B & C *
************
****
* D *
****
I hope this helps if you ever run into this issue. It’s a basic web application trick
but it caused me some pain & loss if time to learn the hard way. When you really need
to use METHOD= “GET” I would say its best to just use FORM tags and the JS then all
this information means nothing.
Regards,
James Blaha
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
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
Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more
resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
Unsubscribe:
http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
