[thelist] Filled form field on back button

[Flavia Tarzwell (FayeC)]

Tony Light wrote:

> Sounds like a job for a cookie to me.
>
> When the user logs in, write a cookie containing the variables you
> need populating.
> You could use a server-side language to do this on receipt of the
> login form,
> or you could use Javascript triggered by submitting the form.
> Whenever the login page is shown, use Javascript to check for the
> existence of the cookie.
> If it exists populate the fields.
>
> Usual proviso - it obviously will not help people with client-side
> scripting turned off.
>
> HTH.
>
> Tony.

Thanks Tony :)
I used the server-side language to set a cookie and then populate the
fields with it.
It works.....my brain was just not working right today.....

Cheers,

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Flavia Tarzwell (FayeC)