form advice needed

[pflynn02]

Yes, in your cfif's just set the form value to a session value then call it in
your second form.

<cfif whatever your cfif is>
<cfset session.form1info = form.field>

THEN

call it by #session.form1info#

[theDude28]

Thanks for your reply when you say:

<cfset session.form1info = form.field>

do i actually use form.field or do I have to change that to another name?

Thanks.

[Tulsa]

You will use "form.whatever_the_name_of_your_variable_is" so if on the first
form the user fills in these three boxes,

<cfinput type="text" name="last_name">
<cfinput type="text" name="first_name">
<cfinput type="text" name="middle_name">

on the page with the cfifs, you can have

<cfset session.last = form.last_name>
<cfset session.first = form.first_name>
<cfset session.middle = form.middle_name>

Then to use in the second form you would do

<cfoutput>
<cfinput type = "text" name="whatever" value = "#session.last#">
<cfinput type = "text" name="whatever" value = "#session.first#">
<cfinput type = "text" name="whatever" value = "#session.middle#">
</cfoutput>
You will also need to have session variables turned on. Not sure if you have
done this. Try the above first, if it doesn't work then either search or post
the forums on how to turn on session variables.

[theDude28]

Thanks for your reply when i do this i get the error element WHATEVER is undefined in SESION.

Any ideas?

Thanks again.

[pflynn02]

Did you use CFSET to set that session variable of WHATEVER? And make sure it contains a value, not blank.

[theDude28]

Thanks I was just wondering what these session variables are? Is it also ok for me to use them in this situation as users at this stage will not be logged into the website?

Thanks.

[pflynn02]

Yes

[theDude28]

Thanks for your reply so does this mean that the variables won't be affect anything when a user logs in?

[pflynn02]

The variables are present until they expire, either when the user closes browser or when your session vars are set to expire OR you manipulate them. So yes, they will still be there when you login.

[theDude28]

thanks for the reply. do you know how I can record different sessions for different users who log in so each time they log in they can see their unique information?

[pflynn02]

Not sure what you mean. Do you mean taht if UserGroupA members login, set XX session vars, and UserGroupB members login set YY session vars?

[theDude28]

Im not really sure, what i need to do is get it set up so that when the users log in they can view their own unique information but im not sure how to do this.

[Stressed_Simon]

If you want to record information about a user and then display it when they
log in you must use a database. I assume that you currently have a table with
usernames and passwords in so they can log in? Well if you assign each set of
usernames a unique ID then you can record data in a different table that ties
their information to their login information. Get a good book on building
realtional databases and one on SQL. This will help you avoid basic errors,
what you want to do is pretty common and is incorporating basic techniques that
you will use all the time in applications you build.

[theDude28]

Thanks for your reply i am currently using the usernames as the unique ID but i
still can't find out how to identify the user that has logged in and then allow
them to see their own unique inforamtion.

[pflynn02]

<cfquery datasource="MYDATASOURCE" name="myquery">
Select *
From MYUSERTABLE
WHERE Username = #session.username#
</cfquery>

[theDude28]

Thank you very much for your reply I have been reading some information on
session variables and have got them switched on in my Application.cfm file and
i was just wondering how I could now go about making each userid a session
variable?

Thanks

[pflynn02]

Are you talking about AFTER the user logs in?

[theDude28]

I think I got it sorted thanks. The variables were set in the login page.

[pflynn02]

Alrighty!