Would this be tacky?
I have 3-4 pages that handle some processes of adding data to the db. I need to be able to keep track of a referring page, so once the user is finished with this process, they'll be routed back to their starting point. At first, I started creating URL variables, passing them from one page to another, I guess liek a football. But it's a bit tedious and prone to mistakes, as some of these pages have OTHER referring pages. I'm thinking about creating a SESSIOn variable to handle it. The user clicks the link to handle the processes, I set the session variable to the start page. When the user is finished, I check to see if that session var exists. if it does, send them back to the starting point. Is there a better way to handle it? Thanks, Will ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282804 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
I'm thinking about creating a SESSIOn variable to handle it. The user clicks the link to handle the processes, I set the session variable to the start page. When the user is finished, I check to see if that session var exists. if it does, send them back to the starting point. This is exactly the kind of thing that session variables are best used for. To save you from having to pass everything via form or url, when doing a multi-page implementation. I say go for it! -- Josh ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282810 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
I agree, Don't be afraid of sesion vars. I have apps that drop huge structs and arrays into each users session. This is the way to go. -- Alan Rother Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX 7 Developer Manager, Phoenix Cold Fusion User Group, AZCFUG.org ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282817 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
Thanks guys! It's done. :) Will ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282819 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
How about using CGI.HTTP_REFERRER? Will Tomlinson wrote: Thanks guys! It's done. :) Will ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
On 7/3/07, Christopher Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about using CGI.HTTP_REFERRER? This is getting to be less and less useful. Many of the internet security software packages (Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc.) scrub the referrer info from the user's http request as part of the privacy features. ~| ColdFusion 8 beta â Build next generation applications today. Free beta download on Labs http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs_adobecf8_beta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282825 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
Yeah, but isn't this guy talking about needing the referring page on a system that he controls? My understanding was that he needed the referrer from page to page *within his own app*. Chris Doug Bezona wrote: On 7/3/07, Christopher Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about using CGI.HTTP_REFERRER? This is getting to be less and less useful. Many of the internet security software packages (Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc.) scrub the referrer info from the user's http request as part of the privacy features. ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282829 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
Will is talking about making the value persist across multiple page loads. The cg.http_referer would be incorrect at the final processing point. He needs to lock in a value as soon as the user starts a multi step process. On 7/3/07, Christopher Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, but isn't this guy talking about needing the referring page on a system that he controls? My understanding was that he needed the referrer from page to page *within his own app*. Chris Doug Bezona wrote: On 7/3/07, Christopher Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about using CGI.HTTP_REFERRER? This is getting to be less and less useful. Many of the internet security software packages (Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc.) scrub the referrer info from the user's http request as part of the privacy features. ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282834 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
Yeah, but isn't this guy talking about needing the referring page on a system that he controls? My understanding was that he needed the referrer from page to page *within his own app*. I don't know if that would work for him anyway though...he wants to hold an originating page in memory over a few subsequent page requests, then be able to go back to that originating page. My understanding is that cgi.http_referrer only holds a single referring page. -- Josh ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282836 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
But the referrer is supplied by the browser, so he has no control at all whether that information will be available. If he knows for sure none of his users have any software that might strip the information, he would be fine, but beyond that, it's just not reliable. On 7/3/07, Christopher Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, but isn't this guy talking about needing the referring page on a system that he controls? My understanding was that he needed the referrer from page to page *within his own app*. Chris Doug Bezona wrote: On 7/3/07, Christopher Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about using CGI.HTTP_REFERRER? This is getting to be less and less useful. Many of the internet security software packages (Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc.) scrub the referrer info from the user's http request as part of the privacy features. ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282838 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
Yeah, the CGI.http_referer doesn't quite work like I need. I just ended up storing the originating page in SESSION, so it's readily available to any template that's involved in this process. Seems to work fine so far. Thanks, Will ~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282847 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: Would this be tacky?
Oh, I see. I didn't realize that's what you wanted. Oh well. Sorry. Chris Will Tomlinson wrote: Yeah, the CGI.http_referer doesn't quite work like I need. I just ended up storing the originating page in SESSION, so it's readily available to any template that's involved in this process. Seems to work fine so far. Thanks, Will ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:282850 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
