Re: Dealing with da back button
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24728
interpreted = N
texte = One of the things I find most annoying, is when you forget to fill in a fiedls of a form and you are asked to go back to fill it in and then you have to start filling in the whole form again.To avoid this, on the back button [referrer], I pass all of the values from the form back to the form page and if they are not empty, I put them into the form field. That way, only the forgotten info will have to be re-entered.About cookies, one cannot use [getcookie] and [setcookie] on the same page if they are for the same cookie, ie. one cannot set a cookie at the top of the page and try to get it at the bottom of the page, but one can set one cookie while getting a different cookie on the same page.ie. get user_id cookie and set session_id cookie.D.> Just curious, how are you setting the cookie to expire? My site > allows visitors to return to check on the status of their order, so I > want that cookie expired before then. But, I'd like to have it not > expire, if say, they want to surf somewhere else during that browser > session and come back and finish their order... > > Will>After someone finishes their order I usually set the cookie equal to the >value clear or null whatever, some value that is not a cart. Then >whenever I get to the point where I set a cookie I only set the cookie if >either the cookie sent by their browser is equal to clear or equal to >nothing (the case when they've never visited the site). In other words use >[getcookie] to check for a valid cart, if it is not valid use [setcookie] >to >set a cookie. I try to wrap all this logic into an include file which I can >just include at the top of all pages. The only trick to remember is that >you >can not use [getcookie] and [setcookie] on the same page. >-JoshRe: Dealing with da back button -- David Bastedo New Media AuthorMacLaren McCann Interactive david.bastedo@maclaren.com http://www.maclareninteractive.com 416.594.6779http://www.maclaren.com/interactive http://www.bastedo.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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One of the things I find most annoying, is when you forget to fill in a fiedls of a form and you are asked to go back to fill it in and then you have to start filling in the whole form again.To avoid this, on the back button [referrer], I pass all of the values from the form back to the form page and if they are not empty, I put them into the form field. That way, only the forgotten info will have to be re-entered.About cookies, one cannot use [getcookie] and [setcookie] on the same page if they are for the same cookie, ie. one cannot set a cookie at the top of the page and try to get it at the bottom of the page, but one can set one cookie while getting a different cookie on the same page.ie. get user_id cookie and set session_id cookie.D.> Just curious, how are you setting the cookie to expire? My site > allows visitors to return to check on the status of their order, so I > want that cookie expired before then. But, I'd like to have it not > expire, if say, they want to surf somewhere else during that browser > session and come back and finish their order... > > Will>After someone finishes their order I usually set the cookie equal to the >value clear or null whatever, some value that is not a cart. Then >whenever I get to the point where I set a cookie I only set the cookie if >either the cookie sent by their browser is equal to clear or equal to >nothing (the case when they've never visited the site). In other words use >[getcookie] to check for a valid cart, if it is not valid use [setcookie] >to >set a cookie. I try to wrap all this logic into an include file which I can >just include at the top of all pages. The only trick to remember is that >you >can not use [getcookie] and [setcookie] on the same page. >-JoshRe: Dealing with da back button -- David Bastedo New Media AuthorMacLaren McCann Interactive david.bastedo@maclaren.com http://www.maclareninteractive.com 416.594.6779http://www.maclaren.com/interactive http://www.bastedo.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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