Unfortunately you have to handle the retention of the form data yourself, either through session variables or hidden form fields that get posted back to the original form. (I think there's something new in CFMX 7 that does auto-retention but I haven't looked into it.) Also, if you're talking about autocomplete in the *browser*, that has nothing to do with CF either. The way that stuff usually works is if it recognizes a standard form field name like "email" it will populate that field with an email address that it has stored.
So you're actually asking multiple questions:
1. AutoComplete: nothing to do with CF--check your form field names and mess with those to see if that helps.
2. Retaining Form Data: you have to handle this yourself, and even if you try, if they literally hit the back button in the browser, then it's a crap shoot depending on their browser settings. I guess the other question I would have is why you'd have to hit the back button after you submit the form?
3. Friendly HTTP Errors--that had to do with something different that you asked yesterday if I remember correctly.
Matt
On May 18, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Gary L. Alford wrote:
CFMX 6.1 Server / Administrator Development server running on IIS (locally) Windows 2000 Server-based system Internet Explorer version 6.0.2800
On some form pages, the information I populate into the form is retained and
provides me with AutoComplete options for other submittals of the same form
(this is a good thing). However, other form pages, more complex, will not
retain my form variables for AutoComplete options. Also, when I submit the
form to the action page and then click my back button, the form fields do
not automatically repopulate themselves with the information just submitted.
I have to fill out the entire form again - quite frustrating.
Does anyone know of a setting somewhere that I'm missing? I have made sure
that "Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages" is turned off in the Internet
Options.
Please advise.
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