Re: passing many variables between pages
>I have a typical form where there are 10 - 15 form variables that must >be passed through multiple templates... > >I have always used the hidden input method > > >Is there a way to take all those hidden input lines and put them into >one variable and just pass that one variable from template to template >rather than having 15 - 20 hidden input lines in each template? > >Or is there some other good technique for this? > >TIA >Tim Tim, Ben Forta wrote a very good custom tag call CF_EmbedFields. From the writeup on the Macromedia Exchange: CF_EmbedFields simplifies the process of creating multi-part HTML forms. A single call to this tag (without any attributes) embeds all passed form fields in the form as hidden fields. You can get it at the MM exchange, http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#view=sn106&viewName=Exchange%20Search%20Details&loc=en_us&authorid=19588859&page=0&scrollPos=0&subcatid=0&snid=sn106&itemnumber=8&extid=101&catid=0 and for those who are wrap challenged: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/95 hth, larry -- Larry C. Lyons Web Analyst BEI Resources American Type Culture Collection email: llyons(at)atcc(dot)org tel: 703.365.2700.2678 -- ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187099 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Most processes I have seen with similar needs do pretty much the exact method. It actually is an array of structures, if memory serves me right since I do not have access to that code presently. There are always many ways to skin a cat, go with whatever way you feel meets your spec the best and the way that you feel you understand and can impliment the best. On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:34:35 +, Keith Gaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aaron Rouse wrote: > > > One of our systems just creates a structure, with keys being the > > hidden field names and then they have their values. That is assigned > > to a session variable and then referenced by the pages you are > > navigating through. > > That's assuming a lot, don't you think? Not to mention potentially a lot > of data floating around in the session scope. > > -- > Keith Gaughan, Developer > Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland > http://digital-crew.com/ > > ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187052 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
One of our systems just creates a structure, with keys being the hidden field names and then they have their values. That is assigned to a session variable and then referenced by the pages you are navigating through. On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:23:52 +, Keith Gaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Drew wrote: > > > Serialise it into wddx, encode it to base 64, put it in hidden var > > > > > > > > > > But then you have the awkward problem of deserialising it later on each > page. > > -- > Keith Gaughan, Developer > Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland > http://digital-crew.com/ > > ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187027 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Aaron Rouse wrote: > One of our systems just creates a structure, with keys being the > hidden field names and then they have their values. That is assigned > to a session variable and then referenced by the pages you are > navigating through. That's assuming a lot, don't you think? Not to mention potentially a lot of data floating around in the session scope. -- Keith Gaughan, Developer Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland http://digital-crew.com/ ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187042 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: passing many variables between pages
Thanks Deith... I'll take a look I guess I could just do a cfinclude also? -Original Message- From: Keith Gaughan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 10:28 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: passing many variables between pages Tim Laureska wrote: > I have a typical form where there are 10 - 15 form variables that must > be passed through multiple templates... > > I have always used the hidden input method > > > Is there a way to take all those hidden input lines and put them into > one variable and just pass that one variable from template to template > rather than having 15 - 20 hidden input lines in each template? > > Or is there some other good technique for this? You might want to try my CF_WriteHiddenVariables tag: http://free.cftagstore.com/?page=viewtag&tagId=43 You just specify the names of the variables you want to pass from page to page, and it generates all the hidden variable tags needed, properly escaping any dodgy characters. K. -- Keith Gaughan, Developer Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland http://digital-crew.com/ ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186991 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Backing the form with a session-scoped CFC could encapsulate it all nicely, too. -joe On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:45:57 -0200, Marco Antonio C. Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Using SESSION structure could be the best answer for Tim questions... > > Best regards > > Marco > > On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:41:17 -0600, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of our systems just creates a structure, with keys being the > > hidden field names and then they have their values. That is assigned > > to a session variable and then referenced by the pages you are > > navigating through. > > > > On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:23:52 +, Keith Gaughan > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mark Drew wrote: > > > > > > > Serialise it into wddx, encode it to base 64, put it in hidden var > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But then you have the awkward problem of deserialising it later on each > > > page. > > > > > > -- > > > Keith Gaughan, Developer > > > Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland > > > http://digital-crew.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187034 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Using SESSION structure could be the best answer for Tim questions... Best regards Marco On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:41:17 -0600, Aaron Rouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of our systems just creates a structure, with keys being the > hidden field names and then they have their values. That is assigned > to a session variable and then referenced by the pages you are > navigating through. > > On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:23:52 +, Keith Gaughan > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark Drew wrote: > > > > > Serialise it into wddx, encode it to base 64, put it in hidden var > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But then you have the awkward problem of deserialising it later on each > > page. > > > > -- > > Keith Gaughan, Developer > > Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland > > http://digital-crew.com/ > > > > > > ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187033 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Mark Drew wrote: > Serialise it into wddx, encode it to base 64, put it in hidden var > > > > But then you have the awkward problem of deserialising it later on each page. -- Keith Gaughan, Developer Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland http://digital-crew.com/ ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187020 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Serialise it into wddx, encode it to base 64, put it in hidden var On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:29:05 -0500, Tim Laureska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a typical form where there are 10 - 15 form variables that must > be passed through multiple templates... > > I have always used the hidden input method > > > Is there a way to take all those hidden input lines and put them into > one variable and just pass that one variable from template to template > rather than having 15 - 20 hidden input lines in each template? > > Or is there some other good technique for this? > > TIA > Tim > > ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186994 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: passing many variables between pages
Tim Laureska wrote: > I have a typical form where there are 10 - 15 form variables that must > be passed through multiple templates... > > I have always used the hidden input method > > > Is there a way to take all those hidden input lines and put them into > one variable and just pass that one variable from template to template > rather than having 15 - 20 hidden input lines in each template? > > Or is there some other good technique for this? You might want to try my CF_WriteHiddenVariables tag: http://free.cftagstore.com/?page=viewtag&tagId=43 You just specify the names of the variables you want to pass from page to page, and it generates all the hidden variable tags needed, properly escaping any dodgy characters. K. -- Keith Gaughan, Developer Digital Crew Ltd., Pembroke House, Pembroke Street, Cork, Ireland http://digital-crew.com/ ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186989 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
passing many variables between pages
I have a typical form where there are 10 - 15 form variables that must be passed through multiple templates... I have always used the hidden input method Is there a way to take all those hidden input lines and put them into one variable and just pass that one variable from template to template rather than having 15 - 20 hidden input lines in each template? Or is there some other good technique for this? TIA Tim ~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:186986 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
