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 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 -----Original Message----- From: rudy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 4:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Passing and saving form variables > Do I need to just add hidden fields down in the new <form></form> 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" therefore the form page itself should ideally be able to receive the contents of the hidden fields that are passed back by the preview page so, in all, we are talking about three pages, right? the form page, the preview page, and the processing page? 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 submit what would the code look like that would distinguish what the page is supposed to do on any given time it is invoked? this approach (only one page) is probably the toughest to latch onto, conceptually, but once you figure it out, it's probably the easiest to code and maintain rudy ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
