Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/22/07 11:38

GarryJones wrote:
>> As you've found, history.back() is not foolproof. And what if they have javascript disabled?
>> It's harder, but put the cancel button in a form. In that form have the values as hidden fields, i.e.
>
> The strange thing is I have identical code that works for users
> elsewhere on the site. In "user entry" the number of entries allowed
> is 10 sets of 10. This is where users enter themselves and club
> members into events.
>

It can be a lot of things. For one thing, you're depending on the
browser cache to fill in the fields.

> This particular code is for the race organisers to enter the details
> of particpiants who register "on the line" by filling in a form. The
> race office then needs to be able to enter all this data. Some race
> organisers need to key in several thousand entrants. I chose 30 at a
> time as a balance between "ease of use" and "risk of lost data during
> entry". (Not nice to have keyed in 3000 lines of code and see the
> computer screen go blank when the tea lady trips over the cable just
> as you where about to press enter).
>

A reasonable compromise.

> Anyway, I have much more control about java being on and so on as it
> is a limited number of people actually keying in this data. This entry
> form is also hidden behind an admin login folder on the website and
> this not open to the masses.
>

You're not using java. You're using javascript. The only thing they
have in common are two 'a's, a 'j' and a 'v'.

> So its strange that history.back() works on the initial code but not
> on this. My coding is identical except for the inclusion of more rows
> and the fact that its behind a htaccess/htpasswd page.
>

And can also be dependent on the amount of data being entered.

> However I have already stored the values as hidden on the preview page
> so I simply need to use the "value=" on the form entry page to fix it.
> So problem solved, but its still strange how identical code works/
> doesn't work on the same website from my own pc.
>

That's the only sure-fire way. Your way depends on certain behavior by
the browser (javascript enabled, cache enabled and large enough) which
can be changed by the user.


> Thanks for your help
> Garry Jones
> Sweden
>


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