sorry, I think we are going in circles..... This is a multipage form (3 to be exact but with only one actionform), BUT my whole original issue was:
When they hit the back button the original form content IS either absent or different to their last entries (I do a reset in the actionform0. Am I doing something wrong or is this a fact of life with the back button. ron -----Original Message----- From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? If this is a multi-page form, then don't use tokens and let them use the back button to correct the data. If it's a single page form, use tokens and provide an update form where they can correct any mistakes they made on the add form. The difference is that the multi-page form will be accumulating data in the session rather than immediately inserting it in the database. David >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:36:25 -0600 > >I completely understand your example and how validation works..... > >In my example, the error is not a validation error, it is a user error (as >my example said a wrong phone number) >Say he/she typed in a home phone number and wants to go back and change it >to his work phone. >The user instinctively will hit the back button. >That's where my problem starts.......... > >ron > >-----Original Message----- >From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:27 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > > >1. User submits form with invalid data. >2. Form bean's validate() method returns ActionErrors >3. Struts *forwards* the request back to the input page with errors >4. Input page displays errors. >5. User submits form again, if invalid goto step 1. > >There is no valid reason for the user to use the back button to correct >data. Tokens prevent the user from submitting the same form twice. > >David > > > > >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:07:40 -0600 > > > >So, how can they correct a user error (i.e wrong phone number) on the > >previous page, and resubmit the form? > > > >R > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:01 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > > > > > >Pressing the back button does not contact the server and thus cannot post > >any information. When the user submits the form again, their token will >be > >invalid and your action will prevent a duplicate post. > > > >David > > > > > > > > >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > > >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:40:43 -0600 > > > > > >Maybe I'm dumb, but it is not apparent to me how the "token" is used to > > >make > > >the back button post the correct form information. > > > > > >R > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:48 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > > > > > > > > >You'll notice that I also pointed you to the struts-example app that > >shows > > >you how to use the methods you found in the javadoc. > > > > > >David > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > > > >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 12:39:51 -0600 > > > > > > > >Khalid > > > > > > > >I will share anything I find. > > > > > > > >Have not got too much help so far..... > > > > > > > >I am digging into the "tokens" > > > > > > > >Javadoc does not say much !! > > > > > > > >Ron > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Khalid K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:25 PM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Re: The Back button on on multi-page forms ?????? > > > > > > > > > > > >Hello Ron, > > > > > > > >We have an application that has the same problem. if you got the >"back" > > > >button issue resloved, could you please share the code sample ?? > > > >I checked the java doc, and it looks like "isValidToken" is in 1.1, >and > > >not > > > >in 1.0.2. > > > > > > > >Thanks! > > > > > > > >Khalid > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:14 AM > > > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms > > > > > > > > > > > > > I get the picture....thanks anyway. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:04 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > See the Action class' javadoc for details. > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Subject: RE: The Back button on on multi-page forms > > > > > >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:54:32 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > >Thanks for the tip on tokens.... > > > > > > > > > > > >I'm not familiar (yet) with tokens. > > > > > >Are these new in 1.1 or have they always been there..... I have >to > > >use > > > > > >Struts 1.0. > > > > > > > > > > > >Ron > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > >From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:24 AM > > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Subject: Re: The Back button on on multi-page forms > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >See the Action class' javadoc for the token methods and the > > > >struts-example > > > > > >app for how to use them. > > > > > > > > > > > >David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Ron Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >Subject: The Back button on on multi-page forms > > > > > > >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:05:16 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Anyone have any ideas or best practises on how to handle the >use > > > > > >(mis-use) > > > > > > >of the browser back button on multi-page forms. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >My forms work fine and validate Ok, but if the back button is > >used > > > >the > > > > > > >forms > > > > > > >are not re-populated properly. 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