Re: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>Create a required variable and use that to redirect them back to the form. Redirect them back to the form was indeed what I intent to do. However, testing CGI.REQUEST_METHOD NEQ "post" seems more logical. ~| Want to reach th

Re: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>After processing the form, redirect the browser (302 redirect, cflocation) to the 'thank you, your form is submitted' page. Good point, except many times, the input process is not finished. There may be 4 or 5 steps of form to fill before I can say "thank you". Not really simple to pass all p

Re: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>request.data = url; StructAppend(request.data, form); This will work if the GET request transmits the form parameters in the url instead, but it is not the case: the url contains no value. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion com

Re: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread Dominic Watson
It is common to treat post and get data in the same way; simply, user input. I find doing this gives you greater flexibility and clarity (my page gets input, I do stuff with it). All frameworks that I have used have done this and it's a real snip to do at the beginning of a request somewhere: req

RE: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread Hugo Ahlenius
| I thought it was clear in my initial post that the form was indeed | submitted using POST. | and of course I do validate the values received. | The problem is when the user resubmits it from his browser using GET | (probably not even being aware of it). | I can detect this situation, my questi

RE: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT)
Create a required variable and use that to redirect them back to the form. I.E. Steve -Original Message- From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:schneeg...@internetique.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 4:00 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: GET insread of POST: what would you do

Re: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread Claude Schneegans
>>One thing though, if the values are showing up in the url then your form itself must be using GET, otherwise they wouldn't show in the URL. I thought it was clear in my initial post that the form was indeed submitted using POST. and of course I do validate the values received. The problem is

RE: GET insread of POST: what would you do?

2009-09-14 Thread DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT)
I cfparam both form and url forms of the variable. Then I convert to Variables... Of course you can do other checking as well. You may also notice that because of the order I trust the form variables more than the url variables. One thing though, if the values are showing up in the url