To avoid the refresh problem the best way to handle idempotent actions i.e form submissions is to perform a redirection after the relevant action has occurred.
Note: This requires a client-side redirect which <cflocation> will do for you. So the page flow becomes this: 1) Form 2) "Action Page" - Database insert/update etc. 3) Redirect 4) End Page/Confirmation/Form again... If a refresh is done once on step 4, the Action page will not be run again. Hope that helps, André -----Original Message----- From: Shahzad.Butt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 June 2003 14:18 To: CF-Talk Subject: Prevent Refresh What is best way of preventing multiple entries in DB through form submission when user clicks on REFRESH or BACK button of browser? Thanks Shaz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
