There is always AJAX. Woot, the other BEST use (besides in-line search filtering) for it. Same page validation. I love it.
Should be pretty easy to use existing validation code, even. :den On 8/31/06, Robert Feyerherm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe there are some possible solutions using flash forms or something > outside the bounds of the normal <input> tag... > > -Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Casey C Cook [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: File attachment after user error > > Once again Ive run into one of those "seems so easy, yet its so hard" > situations. > > Basically, a user has the ability to attach up to 3 files on a form > <input > type = file>. If the user throws an error, such as forgetting to input a > > required field, the form will submit and go through validation.cfm since > > they didnt pass the validation they will come back to the submission > screen. The problem is, I know the user has input/attached a file, but > browser security prevents me from populating the input field with the > previous entry. Does anyone know a good way around this? I want to keep > all the same logic in place, just be able to somehow recognize the user > has already made the effort to attach the file and be able to submit > that > information after they correct their error. So far we have discussed > many > other solutions which will work, but require a coding effort greater > than > what should seem so easy - populate the freaking value the user has > entered previously. Seems like I run across one of these scenario's once > > every six months and just wonder why things seem so easy when talking > about it, but next to impossible in practice. Ive spent way too much > time > on this, any input would be greately appreciated. > > Thanks, > Casey Cook > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------------- > This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please > > delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in > delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to > bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit > written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use > of > e-mail for such purpose. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------------- > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:251827 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
