Trouble with passing variables

[galeemma]

Hi would be really grateful for some help. I am very new to app dev't have
done a tiny bit of programming in the past but am only using the facilities
available in MX 2004 at the moment. ASP/VB script.

I am working on a risk management application and have created a logon form
where currently three types of users can log in - Manager, Locality, Director.
Once logged in the user then enters their code to display risk relevant to
their department. When the code is entered it displays a master detail page
- a list of all the relevant risks and then you can click into the detail for
each risk. Hope you are with me so far!

Once you have clicked into the chosen risk, there may be more than one action
associated with each individual risk. So at this point i want to display the
action master/detail for that particular risk with a link at the bottom saying
"show actions".

I am able to retreive the orignial form variable (the manager code) and pass
this to display on both the master and detail page. But when i try to pass the
same variable to a further page. Its not showing.

Also I am unable to pass the risk ID number through to the next page in order
to pick up any actions associated with this risk.

I am using forms and hidden fields to store the variables and from the
information i have gleaned so far it seems that it should be possible for me to
do this.

I would be really grateful for any assistance.

Kind regards
Emma

[Paul Whitham TMM]

As you have discovered Form variables have a very short life. In fact
without resetting them they are only available on the page after they are
set.

If you wish to preserve your variables over several page then you need to
convert them into session variables. The code is very easy

<%
session("sessionname") = request.form("fieldname")
%>

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Regards

Paul Whitham
Macromedia Certified Professional for Dreamweaver MX2004
Valleybiz Internet Design
[url]www.valleybiz.net[/url]

Team Macromedia Volunteer for Ultradev/Dreamweaver MX
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"galeemma" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi would be really grateful for some help. I am very new to app dev't

have

> done a tiny bit of programming in the past but am only using the

facilities

> available in MX 2004 at the moment. ASP/VB script.
>
> I am working on a risk management application and have created a logon

form

> where currently three types of users can log in - Manager, Locality,

Director.

> Once logged in the user then enters their code to display risk relevant to
> their department. When the code is entered it displays a master detail

page

> - a list of all the relevant risks and then you can click into the detail

for

> each risk. Hope you are with me so far!
>
> Once you have clicked into the chosen risk, there may be more than one

action

> associated with each individual risk. So at this point i want to display

the

> action master/detail for that particular risk with a link at the bottom

saying

> "show actions".
>
> I am able to retreive the orignial form variable (the manager code) and

pass

> this to display on both the master and detail page. But when i try to

pass the

> same variable to a further page. Its not showing.
>
> Also I am unable to pass the risk ID number through to the next page in

order

> to pick up any actions associated with this risk.
>
> I am using forms and hidden fields to store the variables and from the
> information i have gleaned so far it seems that it should be possible for

me to

> do this.
>
> I would be really grateful for any assistance.
>
> Kind regards
> Emma
>

[galeemma]

AHAHahahhhh!!! Thank you so much for your reply.

To update, I made significant progress yesterday although I didnt change the
variables to session variables. I shall try that now though. Thank you.

What I did in the end was find the "Go to related page" server behavior and
apply this to the hyperlink taking me to the next page. I checked both URL and
form parameters. This seem to work. Is there any reason why I shouldnt do
this?

Also, I know this may sounds very stupid but am I right in thinking that the
code you have given me above will be placed on the page requesting the
variable, where I have placed the hidden fields?

With very best wishes
emma

[Paul Whitham TMM]

You can use the MM behaviour if you like. I personally don't because I find
that the code is a little chunky for my liking.

Yes the code would go on the page that the intial form goes to in its
action.

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Regards

Paul Whitham
Macromedia Certified Professional for Dreamweaver MX2004
Valleybiz Internet Design
[url]www.valleybiz.net[/url]

Team Macromedia Volunteer for Ultradev/Dreamweaver MX
[url]www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia[/url]

"galeemma" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> AHAHahahhhh!!! Thank you so much for your reply.
>
> To update, I made significant progress yesterday although I didnt change

the

> variables to session variables. I shall try that now though. Thank you.
>
> What I did in the end was find the "Go to related page" server behavior

and

> apply this to the hyperlink taking me to the next page. I checked both

URL and

> form parameters. This seem to work. Is there any reason why I shouldnt

do

> this?
>
> Also, I know this may sounds very stupid but am I right in thinking that

the

> code you have given me above will be placed on the page requesting the
> variable, where I have placed the hidden fields?
>
> With very best wishes
> emma
>
>