Re:No Data

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14167
interpreted = N
texte = >The site I am working on is virtually ready to go. It works fine on most >browsers but on Netscape 4 (communicator) and now (since I have been >fiddling with the code) on N.3 as well , it starts losing the form data. >On my cart page before advancing to the invoice stage , the customer is >required to fill in the quantities of the items and the area for >shipping to. The form is then submitted in the normal manner.Communicator 4 has a huge bug in that it cuts off huge amounts of FORM METHOD=GET data (normally 255 characters, but 4.0 seems to chop down to around 80 characters). You can tell by looking at the URL in the location field after having clicked on the link.Try changing to FORM METHOD=POST.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>The site I am working on is virtually ready to go. It works fine on most >browsers but on Netscape 4 (communicator) and now (since I have been >fiddling with the code) on N.3 as well , it starts losing the form data. >On my cart page before advancing to the invoice stage , the customer is >required to fill in the quantities of the items and the area for >shipping to. The form is then submitted in the normal manner.Communicator 4 has a huge bug in that it cuts off huge amounts of FORM METHOD=GET data (normally 255 characters, but 4.0 seems to chop down to around 80 characters). You can tell by looking at the URL in the location field after having clicked on the link.Try changing to FORM METHOD=POST.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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