Intro and questions...what else?
Hey all... I am new to the list, as well as a relatively new CF programmer (1+years), and I am going back and filling in the gaps from when I learned what I needed to at the time. ;-) I have been programming for a few years, so understanding the programming concepts is not a problem. I do have a question on a site I am developing for a future personal business. I want to allow users to sign up for a trial account. I have javascript that checks the form for validity (Email address, no blank fields, etc), but I need to also check the database to make sure that the user account name does not already exist. I can do this easily in the handler page, but if the username exists, and I send them back, all their info disappears. I can take care of this by passing the data back, but I would rather not keep passing their password back and forth. Is there a way to keep the data, without passing it back and forth? John Paitel ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Intro and questions...what else?
At 1+ yearsyou are an expert! -Original Message- From: John Paitel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Intro and questions...what else? Hey all... I am new to the list, as well as a relatively new CF programmer (1+years), and I am going back and filling in the gaps from when I learned what I needed to at the time. ;-) I have been programming for a few years, so understanding the programming concepts is not a problem. I do have a question on a site I am developing for a future personal business. I want to allow users to sign up for a trial account. I have javascript that checks the form for validity (Email address, no blank fields, etc), but I need to also check the database to make sure that the user account name does not already exist. I can do this easily in the handler page, but if the username exists, and I send them back, all their info disappears. I can take care of this by passing the data back, but I would rather not keep passing their password back and forth. Is there a way to keep the data, without passing it back and forth? John Paitel ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Intro and questions...what else?
You can do this on your action page. Put values in your form like input type=text name=test value=#test#. At the top of the page have one of these for each of your form boxes CFPARAM name=test default=. Then on your action page, if the name exists, do a CFINCLUDE to your form page and followed by a CFABORT. All of your values should then be there. Brian -Original Message- From: John Paitel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Intro and questions...what else? Hey all... I am new to the list, as well as a relatively new CF programmer (1+years), and I am going back and filling in the gaps from when I learned what I needed to at the time. ;-) I have been programming for a few years, so understanding the programming concepts is not a problem. I do have a question on a site I am developing for a future personal business. I want to allow users to sign up for a trial account. I have javascript that checks the form for validity (Email address, no blank fields, etc), but I need to also check the database to make sure that the user account name does not already exist. I can do this easily in the handler page, but if the username exists, and I send them back, all their info disappears. I can take care of this by passing the data back, but I would rather not keep passing their password back and forth. Is there a way to keep the data, without passing it back and forth? John Paitel ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: Intro and questions...what else?
Welcome, Pass everything but the password. It won't kill them to retype just that little bit ;) Todd - Original Message - From: John Paitel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: Intro and questions...what else? | Hey all... | | I am new to the list, as well as a relatively new CF programmer | (1+years), | and I am going back and filling in the gaps from when I learned what | I | needed to at the time. ;-) I have been programming for a few years, | so | understanding the programming concepts is not a problem. | | I do have a question on a site I am developing for a future personal | business. I want to allow users to sign up for a trial account. I | have | javascript that checks the form for validity (Email address, no blank | fields, etc), but I need to also check the database to make sure that | the | user account name does not already exist. I can do this easily in the | handler page, but if the username exists, and I send them back, all | their | info disappears. | | I can take care of this by passing the data back, but I would rather | not | keep passing their password back and forth. Is there a way to keep | the | data, without passing it back and forth? | | John Paitel ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Intro and questions...what else?
How about using Javascript? if validation fails run the following script language=JavaScript history.go(-1); /script then it would be like hitting the back button. All their information should still be on the page excluding password field. Just a thought. Billy - Original Message - From: John Paitel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: Intro and questions...what else? | Hey all... | | I am new to the list, as well as a relatively new CF programmer | (1+years), | and I am going back and filling in the gaps from when I learned what | I | needed to at the time. ;-) I have been programming for a few years, | so | understanding the programming concepts is not a problem. | | I do have a question on a site I am developing for a future personal | business. I want to allow users to sign up for a trial account. I | have | javascript that checks the form for validity (Email address, no blank | fields, etc), but I need to also check the database to make sure that | the | user account name does not already exist. I can do this easily in the | handler page, but if the username exists, and I send them back, all | their | info disappears. | | I can take care of this by passing the data back, but I would rather | not | keep passing their password back and forth. Is there a way to keep | the | data, without passing it back and forth? | | John Paitel ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: Intro and questions...what else?
Yep I would do javascript to go back one page also, that's what I do and it works well. Kelly -Original Message- From: John Paitel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Intro and questions...what else? Hey all... I am new to the list, as well as a relatively new CF programmer (1+years), and I am going back and filling in the gaps from when I learned what I needed to at the time. ;-) I have been programming for a few years, so understanding the programming concepts is not a problem. I do have a question on a site I am developing for a future personal business. I want to allow users to sign up for a trial account. I have javascript that checks the form for validity (Email address, no blank fields, etc), but I need to also check the database to make sure that the user account name does not already exist. I can do this easily in the handler page, but if the username exists, and I send them back, all their info disappears. I can take care of this by passing the data back, but I would rather not keep passing their password back and forth. Is there a way to keep the data, without passing it back and forth? John Paitel ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
