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server validation doesn't remember original data entered

Thread began 6/12/2011 1:07 pm by webassist144944 | Last modified 6/16/2011 6:55 am by Jason Byrnes | 3310 views | 13 replies |

6/12/2011 1:07 pm | #1 webassist144944

server validation doesn't remember original data entered

I have built a form. When I fill out half of the required fields and submit, it does the server validation, and returns back to the page and displays which fields need data. But the original data that was entered into the text fields is now gone, so the user has to re-enter everything over again.

How can this data be remembered upon an incomplete form submission after validation?

contact_captcha_test.php

6/13/2011 10:16 am | #2 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

in design view, select each form element.

in the property inspector, click the lightning bolt next to initial value and select the corresponding item from the Validated Entries binding group.

6/13/2011 5:33 pm | #3 webassist144944

still doesn't work

Thanks for your response. I did as you said, however it is still not returning the entered values. You can test yourself and view the code.

contact_captcha_test.php

Thanks!

6/14/2011 6:59 am | #4 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

please send a copy of the contact_captcha_test.php page in a zip archive so i can view the raw php code.

6/14/2011 9:07 am | #5 webassist144944

zipped php file

Here you go!

Attached Files

contact_captcha_test.php.zip

6/14/2011 9:27 am | #6 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

the initial value of the form elements is set to use the POST collection.

You need to use the validated entries collection instead.

On the bindings panel, you should see a binding group titles validated entries. this binding group is set to contain the post for any form elements that pass when validation when one of them fails.

set the initial value of the form, elements to use the corresponding validated entries binging.

6/14/2011 2:05 pm | #7 webassist144944

Still not working...

I again did what you said, but still it does not work.

Here is the updated file.

Attached Files

contact_captcha_test.php.zip

6/15/2011 6:54 am | #8 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

the code looks correct this time, there are 2 possibilities:

1) a php error is occurring on the page:
add the following code at line 1 to turn error reporting on:

php:

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors','on');
?>

2) The server is not storing session variables properly, use the sessionTest page from the following thread to test the servers session management:
showpost.php?p=23826&postcount=2

also, try adding the following code just before the </body> tag on the contact page:

php:

<pre><?php var_dump($_SESSION); ?></pre>

6/15/2011 11:48 am | #9 webassist144944

early rograr

Here is the test and the test runs fine, no issues.

sessionTest.php

I added the code in the header, the page still doesn't work. When I add the code you provided to right before the /body tag, the page is blank and does not load at all.

<?pre><?php var_dump($_SESSION); ?><pre>

is giving me a syntax error....

6/15/2011 12:12 pm | #10 Jason ByrnesWebAssist

sorry the code to add before the <body> tag is:

php:

<pre><?php var_dump($_SESSION); ?><pre>

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