[thelist] ASP - actions taken before redirect? (again)

[spinhead]

Makes sense. I'm working toward brevity and reuse, so this is on the path.
Thanks.

spinhead


----- Original Message -----
From: "darren" <darren at web-bitch.co.uk>
To: "spinhead" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 4:21 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [thelist] ASP - actions taken before redirect? (again)


> On 28 September 2001 at 00:08:12, spinhead <evolt at spinhead.com> wrote:
>
> s> Happening in one page, how? Here's what's going on - manager comes to
this
> s> page to approve a request, enters there authentication info, and
submits the
> s> form. If the auth info is wrong, they're redirected to approval page 2
(the
> s> 'try again' page)
>
> how about....
>
> comes along to page which displays the request.  manager enters their
> details and hits submit which submits the form back to the same page,
> which checks to see if the submit button has been pressed and validates
> the details.  if the details are good you can send them off to whereever,
> else you display the try again message with the old comment.  so you
> would have something like...
>
>    <%
>    if len(Request.Form("btnSubmit")) > 0 then
>       validate info
>
>       if goodinfo then
>          redirect to isgood.asp
>       else
>          response.Write "try again"
>       end if
>    end if
>
>    'get comments here
>
>    %>
>
>    <form action="page1.asp" method="post">
>       <textarea name="comments"><%=strComments%></textarea>
>       <input type="submit" name="btnSubmit" value="Submit" />
>    </form>
>
> so the first time to the page you would just have the comment.  after
> submitting the page you would have the message or be redirected to the
> next relevant page or whatever you need to do next.
>
> hopefully that's something approximating clear, my brain is beginning to
> really dislike me!! ;>
>
> darren
>