Thanks Tim - I'm never too proud to open a good "Dummies" book!!! :)
Todd
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From: Furry, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:40 AM
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Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Passing and saving form variables
Todd wrote
Todd wrote:
I had thought about doing the single page idea, but haven't personally
done one that way before and wasn't sure where to start. However, I can
see a few advantages to doing it. I will do some more research on it!
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Tim:
If you're looking for a concise example, Bill Hatfield's "Acti
Todd asked:
> Do I need to just add hidden fields down in the new
> that has the values from above?
rudy responded:
that's one way, and quite common
here's a thought: what if there was only one page that did all three
functions?
it displays the form
it displays the preview
it processes the
Good points, Rudy - I guess I had just assumed that hitting the edit
button (history.go(-1)) would take them back to where they were like it
was for me. Maybe I am way too naïve to think that.
I had thought about doing the single page idea, but haven't personally
done one that way before and w
ook at the option that you mentioned regarding to build it
clientside. I appreciate the suggestion!
Thanks!
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From: J.R. Pitts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 4:54 PM
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Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: Passing and saving form varia
e and wasn't sure where to start. However, I can
see a few advantages to doing it. I will do some more research on it!
Thanks!
Todd
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From: rudy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 4:52 PM
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Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: P
You could create a new form that had hidden values like you say. It's
appears you are creating an letter where you are wanting to preview what it
will actually look like. If so, that is probably your best bet. If you are
just wanting them to approve of their entries, you could post the page to
itse
> Do I need to just add hidden fields down in the new
> that has the values from above?
that's one way, and quite common
but you also have to be prepared for what happens when they go back to the
form, because for some browsers, the stuff they typed into the form fields
gets mysteriously "lost"
