Previous Entries Appear for Text Fields

[DRDuquette]

On my forms, all previous entries typed into a CFINPUT (type="text") field are
being remembered and displayed each time a user clicks into the field to begin
typing. The list grows very long and becomes an annoyance after a while. The
individual entries can be deleted one at a time but that is time consuming to
do for each field.

Is there a way to turn off the capability of the Browser or Cold Fusion to
remember all previous entries for a text field?

Thanks,
Don

[TA-Selene]

This is a function of the browser and has nothing to do with ColdFusion. In IE, I believe this will work:

Go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, Browsing, uncheck "Use inline AutoComplete"

[MikerRoo]

If you have trouble forcing all your users to change their browser preferences
:P, you can add the following attribute to your <cfinput> or <input> tags:
<input ... autocomplete="off" />

This attribute stops the history on most browsers that display it -- BUT it
also makes forms less usable when the user clicks the "back" button (because
his entries are erased).

If the form is posting to itself (same page), you can also add the
preserveData = "no" attribute to your <cfform> tag.

Finally, consider giving your users "Clear" and/or "Reset" button(s).

Regards,
-- MikeR